Arctic Circle

英 [ˌɑːktɪk ˈsɜːkl]

美 [ˌɑːrktɪk ˈsɜːrkl]

n.  北极圈

牛津词典

noun

• 北极圈
  the line of latitude 66˚ 33′ North

柯林斯词典

• 北极圈
  The Arctic Circleis an imaginary line drawn around the northern part of the world at approximately 66° North.

双语例句

• A warming climate and melting ice sheets are opening up Arctic sea lanes for longer and longer periods each year, creating a three-to four-month window in which conventional ships can operate amid the ice flows and icebergs above the Arctic circle.
  气候变暖和冰盖融化每年都在延长北极航道的开放期，由此创造了一扇长达三至四个月的时间窗口&在这段时间，传统船舶也能够畅行于北极圈的冰流和冰山之间。
• The preponderance of the company's customers are located in remote regions near the Arctic Circle and are reachable only over ice roads.
  该公司的大多数客户位于靠近北极圈的偏远地区，只能通过结冰的道路到达。
• A midnight rainbow near the Arctic Circle appeared in northern Finland.
  芬兰北部地区日前出现了一幕午夜高空长时挂彩虹的罕见场景。
• It is very cold in the Arctic circle all the year.
  北极圈内终年寒冷。
• Some terns nest well north of the Arctic circle.
  有些燕鸥在北极圈更北的地区筑巢。
• Most of the Arctic is continental shelf, so most of it will eventually be allotted to one of the five neighbours ( Iceland also has a small claim within the Arctic Circle).
  北极大部分的大陆架，因此大多数最终将被分配给一个五个邻国（冰岛也有一个小索赔北极圈）。
• But instead of setting a southerly course that would take the ship through the Strait of Malacca and across the Indian Ocean to the Suez Canal and European markets beyond, the rotterdam-bound Yong Sheng turned northeast, toward Alaska and the Arctic circle.
  但不走穿越马六甲海峡，横跨印度洋至苏伊士运河和欧洲以外市场的向南路线，前往鹿特丹的永盛号转向东北，朝着阿拉斯加和北极圈航行。
• A team came from Greenland, a massive island near the Arctic Circle, ruled by Denmark.
  有来自接近北极圈的大岛丹麦所属的格陵兰岛；
• Is it the Tropic of cancer, Antarctic Circle, equator or Arctic circle.
  它是北回归线，南极圈，赤道还是北极圈？
• 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。