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

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。
Regions farther from the Equator generally are experiencing more warming, and the Arctic is warming fastest of all.
距离赤道越远的地区一般会经历更明显的变暖，所以北极是变暖最快的。
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 strait connecting the Bering Sea to the Arctic Ocean.
连接白令海和北冰洋的一个海峡。
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。
He says changes to the ice cover also affect Arctic wildlife and people who depend on the local environment.
他说冰盖的变化也会对北极的野生动物和依赖环境生存的人类有影响。
The weather's really Arctic today.
今天的天气冷极了。
Have any fish been contaminated in the Arctic Ocean?
北冰洋的鱼受到过污染吗？
They have prepared the ship for another arctic expedition.
他们再次装备好了北极探险的船只。
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。