ice cap

英 [ˈaɪs kæp]

美 [ˈaɪs kæp]

n. (尤指北极和南极的)冰冠

牛津词典

noun

（尤指北极和南极的）冰冠
a layer of ice permanently covering parts of the earth, especially around the North and South Poles

noun

a mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak)
Synonym:icecap

The Antarctic ice cap, the largest expanse of ice on the planet.
南极冰帽，行星最大的冰层覆盖。
Below that ice cap, no human, no robot had ever been in this place.
在那冰层以下，没有任何人，任何机器人曾经到过那里。
Of course, in time the polar ice cap will melt.
当然了，极地的冰帽迟早也会融化。
It is volcano extrusive be found and verified at the first time in an ice core from Collins Ice Cap.
这是首次在柯林斯冰帽冰芯中发现并得到鉴定的火山喷出物。
The air picks up moisture from the polar ice cap and bodies of water it may pass over.
空气从它可能经过的北极冰帽和水域吸收水分。
Climate change is causing the polar ice cap to melt.
气候变化导致极地的冰盖融化。
He said that further warming could trigger polar ice cap melting.
他说进一步的变暖可能触发极地冰帽融化。
The difficult journey was worth it when they reached the ice cap and saw the view.
他们一路艰难跋涉，但当他们爬上冰帽，看到美景时，发觉这一切都是值得的。
Melting of the polar ice cap is a global concern because it has the potential to alter the geopolitical balance in the Arctic heretofore frozen in time.
北极冰帽融化正引起全世界的关注，它有可能改变该地区的地缘政治平衡，这种平衡长期以来因冰冻而固定。
This could cause the ice caps to melt.
这可能导致地球冰冠融化。