?[''ɑ?kt?k]

1. adj. 北極的；極寒的；極地的

2. n. 北極地方

1. The arctic fox is a small, white fox that lives in the far north.

北極狐是一種生活在北部的小型白色狐貍。

2. The Arctic Circle is an imaginary line around the Earth at 66°30′ north of the equator.

北回歸線是赤道以北66°30′處繞地球的一條虛擬線。

3. The Arctic Ocean is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major oceans.

北冰洋是世界五大洋中最小、最淺的一片。

4. Arctic terns are known for their long migrations between their nesting grounds in the Arctic and their wintering grounds in the Antarctic.

北極燕鷗以在北極筑巢和在南極越冬時長途遷徙而聞名。

5. Inuit people have lived in the arctic regions of Canada, Alaska, Greenland, and Siberia for thousands of years.

因紐特人已經(jīng)在加拿大、阿拉斯加、格陵蘭和西伯利亞等地區(qū)的北極地區(qū)生活了數(shù)千年。

synonym:

1. polar

2. frigid

3. icy

4. frozen

5. glacial

usage:

Arctic is used to describe things that are related to or located in the far north, especially near or around the North Pole.

editors' summary:

Arctic refers to the extreme cold regions of the Earth, especially near the North Pole. It can be used as both an adjective and a noun, and is often associated with polar animals, extreme weather conditions, and indigenous peoples living in these regions. Other words that have similar meanings include polar, frigid, icy, frozen, and glacial.