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

• During the past decade, a series of abnormal variations occurred in the Arctic ocean.
  在过去的十几年中，北冰洋的海冰和海洋系统发生了前所未有的异常变化；
• Arctic ozone is important to the Arctic climate and environment system.
  北极地区臭氧对北极气候和环境系统起着重要作用。
• Small genus of evergreen arctic and alpine shrubs.
  产于北极区和高山地带的一个常绿灌木小属。
• Polar bears roam the Arctic ice sheets and swim in that region's coastal waters.
  可爱的白熊在北极一望无际的冰面上漫步，在临近海岸的海水中游弋。
• The weather's really Arctic today.
  今天的天气冷极了。
• People live on the equator and in the Arctic, in the desert and in the rainforest.
  在赤道地区和北极圈，在沙漠中和热带雨林里，人们都能生活。
• Arctic coastal state for contest glacier melt posterior ocean and submarine resource at swords'points.
  北极沿岸国家为了争夺冰川融化后的海洋和海底资源正剑拔弩张。
• One of the scientists says the past six years have shown the lowest Arctic sea ice cover ever measured.
  其中一个科学家说，过去的六年里北冰洋出现了观测历史上最低的冰覆盖面积。
• Part of the North Pacific between Alaska and Siberia; connected to the Arctic Ocean by the Bering Strait.
  北太平洋位于阿拉斯加州和西伯利亚之间的部分；通过白令海峡与北冰洋相连。
• The bathroom, with its ancient facilities, is positively arctic.
  该浴室设备陈旧，肯定非常寒冷。