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

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。
The bathroom, with its ancient facilities, is positively arctic.
该浴室设备陈旧，肯定非常寒冷。
This is the vegetational climate of arctic permafrost regions.
这是北极永冻地区的植物气候。
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。
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。
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。
They have prepared the ship for another arctic expedition.
他们再次装备好了北极探险的船只。
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。