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

• 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）。
• The Arctic Circle is the boundary of this region of darkness.
  北极圈就是这一黑暗地带的边界。
• 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。
• At the Arctic Circle, the sun cannot be seen above the horizon in December.
  北极圈在12月份，在地平地线之上是看不到太阳的。
• 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。
• 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。
• Of or relating to latitudes just south of the Arctic Circle.
  属于或关于紧邻北极圈以南的地区。
• All across America from coast to coast the migrants wing their way towards the Arctic Circle.
  穿越美洲，从海岸到另一侧的海岸，候鸟向北极圈振翼前行。
• The camp is situated just north of the 69th parallel, inside the Arctic circle.
  集中营位于北纬69度正北方、北极圈以内。
• A region of extreme northern Europe including northern norway, sweden, and Finland and the Kola Peninsula of Northwest U.S.S.R.It is largely within the Arctic circle.
  拉普兰欧洲最北部的一地区，包括挪威北部、瑞典和芬兰以及苏联西北部的科拉半岛。这个地区大部分在北极圈之内。