arctic

英 [ˈɑːktɪk]

美 [ˈɑːrktɪk]

n.  北极（区）；北极圈; （常复数）御寒防水套鞋
adj.  北极的; 严寒的，极冷的

复数：arctics　

高考CET6TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.6648 / COCA.6116

牛津词典

adj.

• 北极的；北极地区的
  related to or happening in the regions around the North Pole
  1. Arctic explorers
     北极探险者
• 极冷的；严寒的
  extremely cold
  1. TV pictures showed the arctic conditions.
     电视画面显示了严寒的环境。

noun

• 北极；北极地区
  the regions of the world around the North Pole

柯林斯词典

• N-PROPER 北极；北极地区
  The Arcticis the area of the world around the North Pole. It is extremely cold and there is very little light in winter and very little darkness in summer.
  1. ...winter in the Arctic.
     北极的冬天
  2. ...Arctic ice.
     北极地区的冰
• ADJ-GRADED 极冷的；严寒的
  If you describe a place or the weather asarctic, you are emphasizing that it is extremely cold.
  1. The bathroom, with its ancient facilities, is positively arctic.
     该浴室设备陈旧，肯定非常寒冷。

英英释义

noun

• a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
  Synonym:galoshgoloshrubbergumshoe

adj

• extremely cold
  1. an arctic climate
  2. a frigid day
  3. gelid waters of the North Atlantic
  4. glacial winds
  5. icy hands
  6. polar weather
  Synonym:frigidgelidglacialicypolar

双语例句

• For example, dinosaur fossils-have been found in Alaska and Canada well above the Arctic Circle.
  比如说，在阿拉斯加和加拿大北极圈以内很远的地方也发现了恐龙化石。
• Regions farther from the Equator generally are experiencing more warming, and the Arctic is warming fastest of all.
  距离赤道越远的地区一般会经历更明显的变暖，所以北极是变暖最快的。
• Edmonton Journal-New arctic patrol ships and expanded aerial surveillance will guard Canada's Far North and the Northwest Passage.
  埃德蒙顿日报-北极新的巡逻舰和扩大空中侦察，将民警卫队加拿大的远北地区和西北通道。
• The amount of ice cover and its thickness are two measures of the health of the Arctic Sea.
  冰盖的数量和它的厚度是检测北冰洋是否健康的两个标准。
• He says changes to the ice cover also affect Arctic wildlife and people who depend on the local environment.
  他说冰盖的变化也会对北极的野生动物和依赖环境生存的人类有影响。
• The weather's really Arctic today.
  今天的天气冷极了。
• They say this would threaten walruses and the whole ecosystem in the Arctic Ocean.
  他们说，这会严重威胁到这些海象，甚至是北冰洋的整个生态系统。
• However, studies on this species are mainly in the Eastern Arctic ocean. n.
  然而对该属种的研究主要集中在北冰洋的东部。
• A vast treeless plain in the arctic regions between the ice cap and the tree line.
  北极圈内的一片辽阔而没有树木的平原，位于冰帽和林木线之间。
• The Greenpeace flagship is voyaging through the Arctic cold of the Barents Sea.
  绿色和平组织的旗舰正在穿越巴伦支海的北极寒冷地带。