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

• A strait connecting the Bering Sea to the Arctic Ocean.
  连接白令海和北冰洋的一个海峡。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The bathroom, with its ancient facilities, is positively arctic.
  该浴室设备陈旧，肯定非常寒冷。
• Like Antarctica, the Arctic is a land of ice and snow.
  如同南极洲，北极是一个冰雪覆盖的大陆。
• 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。
• 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。
• Along with arctic animals, species that reside on mountaintops are also experiencing the effects of warming.
  和北极圈的动物一样，生活在山顶地区的物种也受到了气候变暖的影响。