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词汇 Antarctic
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Definition of Antarctic in English:

Antarctic

adjective anˈtɑːktɪkæn(t)ˈɑrktɪk
  • 1Relating to the south polar region or Antarctica.

    (与)南极地区(有关)的;(与)南极洲(有关的)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • You can almost feel the bitter cold and biting Antarctic wind in this excellent biography of a polar hero.
    • Shackleton's last journey would be with the goal of circumnavigating the Antarctic continent.
    • I've just returned from spending a month at Palmer Station, a US research base on the Antarctic peninsular.
    • Amanda could, for example, be installed at any Antarctic site where the glacial ice is thick and free of dust.
    • Arctic and Antarctic exploration remains a staple of the book publishing industry.
    • Their journey begins in early December at Hercules Inlet on the frozen Antarctic coast.
    • It recreates the vegetation and animal life in the Antarctic and Arctic regions.
    • Ross was involved in eight Arctic and Antarctic expeditions after joining the navy in 1812.
    • The Emperor penguins are large and found only in the Antarctic regions.
    • This is assuming that the Antarctic and Arctic ice caps will remain constant.
    • So much water is currently locked up in the Antarctic ice sheet that if it melted it would raise sea levels by a further 150 ft or more.
    • Such ideas naturally discouraged further exploration to the Antarctic region for many centuries to come.
    • He had wondered how Antarctic fish stay alive in waters cold enough to freeze them.
    • The results, though, did not assess the overall contribution of the entire Antarctic ice sheet to sea level rise.
    • The Antarctic region harbors the most extreme climate and the most narrow biodiversity of all continents.
    • This reduced the mixing of warm, tropical ocean water and cold, polar water causing the buildup of the Antarctic polar ice cap.
    • There was still some cheese, dry biscuits, and dried apples in my pack from lunch a few days ago, as food rarely spoils in the cold Antarctic climate.
    • The Northern Lights are a phenomenon that is seen in the skies on clear, dark nights in the Arctic and Antarctic regions.
    • During the Antarctic winter the South Pole becomes the coldest place on the planet.
    • The Antarctic continent is colder for a number of reasons; topography being one of the most relevant.
    Synonyms
    arctic
    1. 1.1Botany Relating to or denoting a phytogeographical kingdom comprising New Zealand, southern parts of Chile and Argentina, and islands in the South Atlantic and southern Indian Ocean.
      〔植〕(与)南极带(有关)的;南极带的
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The Antarctic flora is a distinct community of vascular plants which evolved millions of years ago.
      • The role of liverworts in Antarctic plant communities is discussed in detail.
      • Lichens thus dominate the Antarctic flora both in terms of species diversity and in terms of total biomass.
      Synonyms
      southern, southerly, southwardly, meridional, polar
noun anˈtɑːktɪkæn(t)ˈɑrktɪk
the Antarctic
  • The Antarctic region.

    南极地区

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There is relatively little information on trophic relationships among nearshore Antarctic peninsula organisms that inhabit the most productive areas in the Antarctic.
    • To coincide with the International Polar Year, this year's theme is the Arctic and Antarctic, home of polar bears and penguins.
    • The name "Antarctic" tells the tale: The Falkland Current brings cold water north from the ocean around Antarctica.
    • Penguins are the most common birds in the Antarctic.
    • This catch is in addition to the 400 minke whales caught by the Japanese fleet every year in the Antarctic.
    • His film music included the film Scott of the Antarctic.
    • I ended the book with a photograph of an emperor penguin chick from the Antarctic.
    • The work responded to the presence of classics in the Antarctic, in the place names given by British public school-educated explorers.
    • The two-part Channel 4 drama was filmed in Greenland instead of in the Antarctic which was in perpetual darkness at the time.
    • More than 30 hours away from the UK already and we still had two days sailing before arriving at the true Antarctic.
    • A Royal Navy Lynx helicopter operating from HMS Endurance has crashed in the Antarctic, injuring the flight crew of five.
    • The Tom Crean Society has arrived at Buenos Aires en route to the Antarctic.
    • Three volumes of a newspaper created on expeditions to the Antarctic led by Captain Scott are to be republished.
    • That's one of the thoughts of how should poultry disease ever get to the Antarctic.
    • Cold rush threatens pristine Antarctic, says the Guardian's science correspondent Ian Sample (900 words; reading time 2-4 minutes).
    • Ice shelves are carving off the Antarctic faster than expected.
    • The lichen samples were collected along a transect from the northern maritime Antarctic to the continent.
    • It plummets to the icy surface of the Antarctic, burrowing deep within the ground.
    • The hardships they suffered instead for more than two years in the Antarctic have become the stuff of legend.
    • This guy is to ambition what the Antarctic is to ice cubes.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French antartique or Latin antarcticus, from Greek antarktikos 'opposite to the north', from ant- 'against' + arktikos (see Arctic).

Rhymes

arctic, subantarctic, subarctic

Definition of Antarctic in US English:

Antarctic

adjectivean(t)ˈärktikæn(t)ˈɑrktɪk
  • 1Relating to the south polar region or Antarctica.

    (与)南极地区(有关)的;(与)南极洲(有关的)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Such ideas naturally discouraged further exploration to the Antarctic region for many centuries to come.
    • There was still some cheese, dry biscuits, and dried apples in my pack from lunch a few days ago, as food rarely spoils in the cold Antarctic climate.
    • It recreates the vegetation and animal life in the Antarctic and Arctic regions.
    • Shackleton's last journey would be with the goal of circumnavigating the Antarctic continent.
    • I've just returned from spending a month at Palmer Station, a US research base on the Antarctic peninsular.
    • Ross was involved in eight Arctic and Antarctic expeditions after joining the navy in 1812.
    • The results, though, did not assess the overall contribution of the entire Antarctic ice sheet to sea level rise.
    • So much water is currently locked up in the Antarctic ice sheet that if it melted it would raise sea levels by a further 150 ft or more.
    • This reduced the mixing of warm, tropical ocean water and cold, polar water causing the buildup of the Antarctic polar ice cap.
    • The Antarctic region harbors the most extreme climate and the most narrow biodiversity of all continents.
    • You can almost feel the bitter cold and biting Antarctic wind in this excellent biography of a polar hero.
    • Arctic and Antarctic exploration remains a staple of the book publishing industry.
    • Amanda could, for example, be installed at any Antarctic site where the glacial ice is thick and free of dust.
    • The Northern Lights are a phenomenon that is seen in the skies on clear, dark nights in the Arctic and Antarctic regions.
    • The Emperor penguins are large and found only in the Antarctic regions.
    • He had wondered how Antarctic fish stay alive in waters cold enough to freeze them.
    • Their journey begins in early December at Hercules Inlet on the frozen Antarctic coast.
    • This is assuming that the Antarctic and Arctic ice caps will remain constant.
    • The Antarctic continent is colder for a number of reasons; topography being one of the most relevant.
    • During the Antarctic winter the South Pole becomes the coldest place on the planet.
    Synonyms
    arctic
    1. 1.1Botany Relating to or denoting a phytogeographical kingdom comprising New Zealand, southern parts of Chile and Argentina, and islands in the South Atlantic and southern Indian Ocean.
      〔植〕(与)南极带(有关)的;南极带的
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Lichens thus dominate the Antarctic flora both in terms of species diversity and in terms of total biomass.
      • The role of liverworts in Antarctic plant communities is discussed in detail.
      • The Antarctic flora is a distinct community of vascular plants which evolved millions of years ago.
      Synonyms
      southern, southerly, southwardly, meridional, polar
nounan(t)ˈärktikæn(t)ˈɑrktɪk
the Antarctic
  • The Antarctic region.

    南极地区

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The two-part Channel 4 drama was filmed in Greenland instead of in the Antarctic which was in perpetual darkness at the time.
    • His film music included the film Scott of the Antarctic.
    • The Tom Crean Society has arrived at Buenos Aires en route to the Antarctic.
    • The lichen samples were collected along a transect from the northern maritime Antarctic to the continent.
    • This catch is in addition to the 400 minke whales caught by the Japanese fleet every year in the Antarctic.
    • The hardships they suffered instead for more than two years in the Antarctic have become the stuff of legend.
    • Ice shelves are carving off the Antarctic faster than expected.
    • Three volumes of a newspaper created on expeditions to the Antarctic led by Captain Scott are to be republished.
    • This guy is to ambition what the Antarctic is to ice cubes.
    • I ended the book with a photograph of an emperor penguin chick from the Antarctic.
    • To coincide with the International Polar Year, this year's theme is the Arctic and Antarctic, home of polar bears and penguins.
    • A Royal Navy Lynx helicopter operating from HMS Endurance has crashed in the Antarctic, injuring the flight crew of five.
    • More than 30 hours away from the UK already and we still had two days sailing before arriving at the true Antarctic.
    • There is relatively little information on trophic relationships among nearshore Antarctic peninsula organisms that inhabit the most productive areas in the Antarctic.
    • The work responded to the presence of classics in the Antarctic, in the place names given by British public school-educated explorers.
    • The name "Antarctic" tells the tale: The Falkland Current brings cold water north from the ocean around Antarctica.
    • That's one of the thoughts of how should poultry disease ever get to the Antarctic.
    • Cold rush threatens pristine Antarctic, says the Guardian's science correspondent Ian Sample (900 words; reading time 2-4 minutes).
    • It plummets to the icy surface of the Antarctic, burrowing deep within the ground.
    • Penguins are the most common birds in the Antarctic.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French antartique or Latin antarcticus, from Greek antarktikos ‘opposite to the north’, from ant- ‘against’ + arktikos (see Arctic).

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