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 bathroom, with its ancient facilities, is positively arctic.
该浴室设备陈旧，肯定非常寒冷。
Arctic ozone is important to the Arctic climate and environment system.
北极地区臭氧对北极气候和环境系统起着重要作用。
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。
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 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。
Small genus of evergreen arctic and alpine shrubs.
产于北极区和高山地带的一个常绿灌木小属。
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。
During the past decade, a series of abnormal variations occurred in the Arctic ocean.
在过去的十几年中，北冰洋的海冰和海洋系统发生了前所未有的异常变化；
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。
The weather's really Arctic today.
今天的天气冷极了。