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

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。
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。
They have prepared the ship for another arctic expedition.
他们再次装备好了北极探险的船只。
The present paper is mainly about the relationship between Arctic Sea-Ice and the precipitation of North china.
文中主要研究了北极海冰与中国华北地区降水的关系。
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。
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。
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。
The weather's really Arctic today.
今天的天气冷极了。
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。
Have any fish been contaminated in the Arctic Ocean?
北冰洋的鱼受到过污染吗？