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 present paper is mainly about the relationship between Arctic Sea-Ice and the precipitation of North china.
文中主要研究了北极海冰与中国华北地区降水的关系。
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。
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。
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。
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。
A strait connecting the Bering Sea to the Arctic Ocean.
连接白令海和北冰洋的一个海峡。
The bathroom, with its ancient facilities, is positively arctic.
该浴室设备陈旧，肯定非常寒冷。
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 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。
Have any fish been contaminated in the Arctic Ocean?
北冰洋的鱼受到过污染吗？