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

• 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。
• Melting of the polar ice cap is a global concern because it has the potential to alter the geopolitical balance in the Arctic heretofore frozen in time.
  北极冰帽融化正引起全世界的关注，它有可能改变该地区的地缘政治平衡，这种平衡长期以来因冰冻而固定。
• 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。
• This could cause the ice caps to melt.
  这可能导致地球冰冠融化。
• A nice example is that dreaded polar ice cap.
  这儿有一个很好的例子：对于可怕的极地冰帽。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。