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　

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

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。

noun

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

adj

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 bathroom, with its ancient facilities, is positively arctic.
该浴室设备陈旧，肯定非常寒冷。
This includes mountain glaciers, ice sheets covering West Antarctica and Greenland, and Arctic sea ice.
这包括山岳冰川、覆盖南极洲西部和格陵兰的冰原以及北冰洋的海冰。
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。
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。
Arctic Warblers sing on warm sunny days both in winter and before they migrate.
极北柳莺会在温暖晴朗的日子鸣唱，包括度冬时和他们迁徙前都会。
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。
Have any fish been contaminated in the Arctic Ocean?
北冰洋的鱼受到过污染吗？
This week, we will tell the latest about sea ice in the Arctic Ocean.
这个星期，我们会告诉约在北冰洋海域冰最新的。
This is the vegetational climate of arctic permafrost regions.
这是北极永冻地区的植物气候。