tundra

英 [ˈtʌndrə]

美 [ˈtʌndrə]

n.  冻原，苔原(树木不生，底土常年冰冻的北极地区)

复数：tundras　

TOEFLGRE

BNC.17494 / COCA.12490

牛津词典

noun

• 冻原，苔原（树木不生，底土常年冰冻的北极地区）
  the large flat Arctic regions of northern Europe, Asia and N America where no trees grow and where the soil below the surface of the ground is always frozen

柯林斯词典

• 冻原;苔原
  Tundrais one of the large flat areas of land in the north of Europe, Asia, and America. The ground below the top layer of soil is always frozen and no trees grow there.

英英释义

noun

• a vast treeless plain in the Arctic regions where the subsoil is permanently frozen

双语例句

• The Tundra Times, a weekly newspaper in Alaska, ceased publication this week.
  阿拉斯加的周报《苔原时报》本周停刊了。
• How will the life cycles of the tundra be affected?
  那么，冻土带的生活周期会受到什么影响呢？
• I once tracked a polar bearacross the Arctic tundra.
  我曾在北极圈里追踪过北极熊。
• Swan that nests in tundra regions of the New and Old Worlds.
  新旧大陆冻原地区筑巢的天鹅。
• North American subspecies of tundra swan having a soft whistling note.
  冻原天鹅的北美洲亚种，以其柔和的鸣叫著名。
• All along this uninhabited shoreline, sea islands, salt marshes, and sandy beaches provide a perfect resting place for Tundra swans, coots, gallinules, and other water birds.
  在这一整条杳无人迹的海岸线上，海岛、盐沼和沙滩为冻原天鹅、黑鸭、黑水鸡和其他水鸟提供了一个绝佳的栖息所。
• A solar phenomenon known as a sundog arcs over the tundra in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.
  加拿大马尼托巴省丘吉尔冻原上出现了幻日光弧这种日光现象。
• A plant that grows more than three feet ( about a meter) is unusual on the tundra.
  一种植物若能长得超过了三英尺，这在冻土带上就是很不平常的了。
• Until recently, the changing seasons on the tundra were seen only by a few Eskimo hunters and explorers.
  不久前，也只有极少数的爱斯基摩的猎手和探险家才能深究到冻土带上的寒来暑往冬去春来。
• Through its own theme, tundra, it provides a design and color scheme common to all its widgets.
  通过自身的主题tundra，它为其所有的小部件提供了通用的设计和颜色模式。