单词 | arctic |
释义 | arctic (ɑːʳktɪk ) 1. proper noun The Arctic is 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. ...winter in the Arctic. ...Arctic ice. 2. adjective If you describe a place or the weather as arctic, you are emphasizing that it is extremely cold. [informal, emphasis] The bathroom, with its ancient facilities, is positively arctic. Synonyms: freezing, cold, frozen, icy Collocations: arctic air Arctic air swept south, bringing record-breaking low temperatures. Times, Sunday Times Cold arctic air hit warm subtropical air and supercharged the jet stream, which coincided with unusually high tides. Times, Sunday Times Then arctic air brought freezing fogs and mists, followed by snows and blizzards. Times, Sunday Times Concurrent with this blizzard was the extremely cold arctic air. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Arctic air masses in their wake are shallow with a deep layer of stable air above the shallow cold cool. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It warned of further misery as global oil prices continue to rise and the arctic conditions eat up fuel. The Sun The facility was also used to test naval equipment in freezing arctic conditions, and even the effects of icing on trawler rigging. Times, Sunday Times Others prefer lower-input but equally remote options such as flying light aircraft north of the tree line or driving snowmobiles in convoy for thousands of miles in arctic conditions. Times, Sunday Times Prepare for cruel messages about survival in arctic conditions and footage showing what a polar bear looks like when it survives on little but moss and seaweed. Times, Sunday Times But the visitors created precious little going forward and could have few complaints at the end of a game played in arctic conditions. Times, Sunday Times Arctic ice has melted to the second lowest level on record, with a million fewer square miles of sea frozen than in the 1980s and 1990s. Times, Sunday Times Stages, wharves and boats disappear during the tail ends of hurricanes or even squalls, but worse was the arctic ice that invade each spring. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Navigation beneath the arctic ice sheet was difficult. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For example, ice pieces flowing then jamming a spring river would be modeled very differently from a ship model traversing a simulated arctic ice sheet. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These ships, designed to be capable of independent operation in arctic ice conditions, were of extremely robust design and had strengthened hulls resembling those of polar icebreakers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When deposited, especially on glaciers or on ice in arctic regions, the lower surface albedo can also directly heat the surface. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These soils occur predominantely in subarctic and low arctic regions of continuous or widespread permafrost. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They also retained excellent nocturnal vision, and hunting at night in the arctic regions would probably have been their prime hunting method. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Both show the same configuration of the arctic regions as the 1569 map. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, limits are most frequently imposed in alpine and arctic regions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Dark-bellied brent geese are returning to their winter quarters on estuaries and adjacent pastures from their breeding grounds in arctic tundra. Times, Sunday Times And later, that one species was nothing: we needed to rescue ecosystems like the rainforest and arctic tundra. Times,Sunday Times The project was resurrected in 2004 with a new proposal to transport gas through the sensitive arctic tundra. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The habitat consists of arctic tundra and alpine and subalpine tundra. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They also inhabit arctic tundra and semidesert communities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And arctic weather and extra days off boosted bookings so far for 2011 by 65 per cent compared to the same period last year. The Sun Struggling high-street retailers are being battered by this week's arctic weather, with sales collapsing as shoppers stay at home. Times, Sunday Times This taxi-to-table breed has evolved to withstand even the most arctic weather, tights-free. Times, Sunday Times He has appropriated hundreds of images from a webcam attached to a meteorological station that clocks the changes in arctic weather and light conditions several times an hour. The Times Literary Supplement Net revenues in the first few weeks of this year have fallen by 0.6 per cent, not helped by the impact of the arctic weather on fixture cancellations. Times, Sunday Times Arctic winds will make it feel much colder. The Sun Arctic winds will cut temperatures even further after they dipped below freezing at night over the weekend. The Sun The augmented reality experience will allow visitors to see the aurora borealis, meet a polar bear and cub, and feel the chill of arctic winds on their faces. Times, Sunday Times Arctic winds have largely overwhelmed the warm seas and left us freezing cold. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 极冷的, 北极 Japanese: 極寒の, 北極 |
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