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

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。
The weather's really Arctic today.
今天的天气冷极了。
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。
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。
Have any fish been contaminated in the Arctic Ocean?
北冰洋的鱼受到过污染吗？
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。
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。
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 have prepared the ship for another arctic expedition.
他们再次装备好了北极探险的船只。
For example, dinosaur fossils-have been found in Alaska and Canada well above the Arctic Circle.
比如说，在阿拉斯加和加拿大北极圈以内很远的地方也发现了恐龙化石。