Arctic

Collocations

arctic blast

寒流；突然袭来的严寒

An arctic blast brought record-low temperatures to the city.一股寒流给这座城市带来了创纪录的低温。

arctic conditions

极寒天气；严寒环境

The team trained in arctic conditions to prepare for the winter mission.该团队在极寒条件下训练，为冬季任务做准备。

arctic expedition

北极探险；北极考察

Their arctic expedition lasted six weeks and covered hundreds of miles.他们的北极探险持续了六周，行程数百英里。

arctic wildlife

北极野生动物

The documentary showcases arctic wildlife such as polar bears and seals.这部纪录片展示了北极熊和海豹等北极野生动物。

Arctic Circle

北极圈

The sun does not set for weeks inside the Arctic Circle.北极圈内有时数周不见日落。

Memory Tip

记住 arctic 就是 Arctic（北极）：北极熊站在冰原上，所以既指“北极的”，也指“极冷的、严寒的”。

Context & Register

语域：mixed 常见场景：geography and science texts、informal descriptions of extreme cold、cold-weather clothing or equipment 表示“北极的”或“防寒的”时通常较正式或中性；表示“极冷的、严寒的”时多用于日常口语或略带夸张的语气，正式写作中较少见。

Grammar Note

作定语或表语；首字母大写时指地理区域

Pronunciation & Spelling

Genuine rhymes: Antarctic and subarctic share the same stressed vowel and following sounds with arctic. Caution: hectic, tactic, didactic, and eclectic all end in -ctic and have final /ktɪk/, but their stressed vowel differs from arctic's /ɑːr/, so they are lookalikes, not rhymes.

Usage priority

Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。

Learn the forms together

页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。