ice cap

英 [ˈaɪs kæp]

美 [ˈaɪs kæp]

n.  (尤指北极和南极的)冰冠

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指北极和南极的）冰冠
  a layer of ice permanently covering parts of the earth, especially around the North and South Poles

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (南北极的)冰盖，冰冠
  The ice capsare the thick layers of ice and snow that cover the North and South Poles.
  1. This could cause the ice caps to melt.
     这可能导致地球冰冠融化。
  2. ...the polar ice caps.
     极地冰冠

英英释义

noun

• a mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak)
  Synonym:icecap

双语例句

• The Antarctic ice cap, the largest expanse of ice on the planet.
  南极冰帽，行星最大的冰层覆盖。
• A primary analysis of mass balance characteristics on small dome of Collins Ice cap, king George island, antarctica
  南极乔治王岛柯林斯冰帽小冰穹物质平衡特征的初步分析
• Of course, in time the polar ice cap will melt.
  当然了，极地的冰帽迟早也会融化。
• The receding ice cap in Greenland, and the melting of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean, are both threats and opportunities for his region, argues Mr Kleist.
  Kleist说，格陵兰冰帽的逐渐减少，以及北冰洋海冰的融化都是他所管辖地区的威胁，同时也是机遇。
• 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。
• The extent of the ice cap varies seasonally, and in September 2007 it reached its smallest recorded size.
  冰盖的范围依季节变化，2007年9月到达有记录的最小面积。
• The Intergovernmental Panel on climate change, the body convened by the United Nations, has said the Arctic ice cap is melting at such a rate that by the middle to end of this century there will be no ice cover during the summer.
  由联合国召集的政府间气候变化问题小组（theintergovernmentalpanelonclimatechange）曾指出，以现在的消融速度，到本世纪中后期，北极冰盖在夏季将不复存在。
• RADAR SOUNDING AND STUDY OF THE BEDROCK TOPOGRAPHY ON COLLINS ICE CAP The thick ice has iced the windshields up.
  柯林斯冰帽雷达测厚和冰下地形研究厚厚的冰已覆盖了挡风玻璃。
• If the ice cap were to melt, the sea level would rise by an average of 230 feet.
  若冰层融化，地球的海平面将平均上升230英尺。
• He said that further warming could trigger polar ice cap melting.
  他说进一步的变暖可能触发极地冰帽融化。