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 ice cap is cut by deep troughs and chasms;
  冰冠被深深的波谷和坑洞所切开；
• They believe that if the ice cap melts global average sea level will rise by about seven metres.
  他们认为格林兰的冰层融化会导致全球海平面上升7米。
• The northern ice cap sits nestled within a deep depression that covers essentially the entire northern hemisphere of Mars and drops in elevation as it nears the pole.
  北部冰冠位于基本覆盖了整个火星北半球的一个深奥的凹陷处的内部，在接近极地处，海拔下降。
• A vast treeless plain in the arctic regions between the ice cap and the tree line.
  北极圈内的一片辽阔而没有树木的平原，位于冰帽和林木线之间。
• The difficult journey was worth it when they reached the ice cap and saw the view.
  他们一路艰难跋涉，但当他们爬上冰帽，看到美景时，发觉这一切都是值得的。
• Below that ice cap, no human, no robot had ever been in this place.
  在那冰层以下，没有任何人，任何机器人曾经到过那里。
• 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
• It is volcano extrusive be found and verified at the first time in an ice core from Collins Ice Cap.
  这是首次在柯林斯冰帽冰芯中发现并得到鉴定的火山喷出物。
• 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。
• 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。