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

People live on the equator and in the Arctic, in the desert and in the rainforest.
在赤道地区和北极圈，在沙漠中和热带雨林里，人们都能生活。
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。
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。
A strait connecting the Bering Sea to the Arctic Ocean.
连接白令海和北冰洋的一个海峡。
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 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。
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。
Have any fish been contaminated in the Arctic Ocean?
北冰洋的鱼受到过污染吗？
However, studies on this species are mainly in the Eastern Arctic ocean. n.
然而对该属种的研究主要集中在北冰洋的东部。