Arctic Circle

英 [ˌɑːktɪk ˈsɜːkl]

美 [ˌɑːrktɪk ˈsɜːrkl]

n.  北极圈

牛津词典

noun

• 北极圈
  the line of latitude 66˚ 33′ North

柯林斯词典

• 北极圈
  The Arctic Circleis an imaginary line drawn around the northern part of the world at approximately 66° North.

双语例句

• It is very cold in the Arctic circle all the year.
  北极圈内终年寒冷。
• This year, the thick ice cap barely penetrates the bull's-eye of the Arctic Circle.
  今年，厚冰盖才刚刚穿过北极圈中心。
• Russia is to build an ultra-modern city on a frozen island deep inside the Arctic Circle.
  据英国《每日邮报》10月24日报道，俄罗斯准备在深入北极圈内的冻土岛屿上建立一座超现代化城市。
• It extends for sixteen-million square kilometers south of the Arctic Circle.
  它占据了北极圈南部的1600万平方公里的面积。
• The part of the Earth's surface between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer or between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by temperate climate.
  地球上两个地区之一，位于北极圈和北回归线之间或南极圈和南回归线之间；以温和的气候为特征。
• Most of the Arctic is continental shelf, so most of it will eventually be allotted to one of the five neighbours ( Iceland also has a small claim within the Arctic Circle).
  北极大部分的大陆架，因此大多数最终将被分配给一个五个邻国（冰岛也有一个小索赔北极圈）。
• That was the story of the exploration of an entirely new world which was supposed to be situated somewhere north of the Arctic circle.
  那就是探索整个新世界的故事，这些故事可能发生在北极圈北部的某些地方。
• 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。
• Some terns nest well north of the Arctic circle.
  有些燕鸥在北极圈更北的地区筑巢。
• A warming climate and melting ice sheets are opening up Arctic sea lanes for longer and longer periods each year, creating a three-to four-month window in which conventional ships can operate amid the ice flows and icebergs above the Arctic circle.
  气候变暖和冰盖融化每年都在延长北极航道的开放期，由此创造了一扇长达三至四个月的时间窗口&在这段时间，传统船舶也能够畅行于北极圈的冰流和冰山之间。