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单词 permafrost
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Definition of permafrost in English:

permafrost

noun ˈpəːməfrɒstˈpərməˌfrɔst
mass noun
  • A thick subsurface layer of soil that remains below freezing point throughout the year, occurring chiefly in polar regions.

    永久冻土

    hilly terrain underlain by permafrost
    Example sentencesExamples
    • These self-organized patterns result from the effects of freezing and thawing on layers of stone and soil overlying permafrost.
    • Increased snow and ice melt have caused higher rivers while thawing permafrost has wreaked havoc with roads and other infrastructure.
    • In regions influenced by permafrost, water migrates along the thermal gradient from warm to cold, thereby feeding ice in the frozen core.
    • It's estimated that a quarter to a third of all soil carbon is locked in permafrost.
    • The rest of the year what little soil there is on the surface is rock hard above permafrost.
    • We are already beginning to see the likely effects of climate change: melting permafrost and the retreat of permanent icepacks.
    • The forest grows atop permafrost, a layer of soil that remains frozen year-round.
    • However, permafrost covered large northern areas and many habitats were fragmented and displaced southward.
    • A species of bacterium locked in Alaskan permafrost for 32,000 years woke up and started swimming as soon as its medium melted.
    • Hot, dry summers have thawed permafrost layers and shriveled berry crops.
    • Most of the remainder comes from wetlands, gas hydrates, permafrost, and termites.
    • These climates introduced permafrost and cold-climate weathering products to river systems.
    • On Alaska's northern coast, they met Native Alaskans dealing with melting permafrost and coastal erosion.
    • However, there may be water locked in permafrost in some deep polar craters.
    • But most of it is under tundra permafrost, if not indeed under even more inhospitable terrain.
    • In the north soil takes the form of permafrost, where the water in the ground is permanently frozen.
    • It's springtime in Siberia, where slumbering mammoths are emerging from melting permafrost.
    • In some areas, thawing of permafrost will improve infiltration.
    • The permafrost below the topsoil is frozen all year around, and this prevents roots from penetrating deeply into the ground.
    • In many high mountains regions, permafrost may be present.

Origin

1940s: from permanent + frost.

Definition of permafrost in US English:

permafrost

nounˈpərməˌfrɔstˈpərməˌfrôst
  • A thick subsurface layer of soil that remains frozen throughout the year, occurring chiefly in polar regions.

    永久冻土

    hilly terrain underlain by permafrost
    Example sentencesExamples
    • However, there may be water locked in permafrost in some deep polar craters.
    • However, permafrost covered large northern areas and many habitats were fragmented and displaced southward.
    • A species of bacterium locked in Alaskan permafrost for 32,000 years woke up and started swimming as soon as its medium melted.
    • In the north soil takes the form of permafrost, where the water in the ground is permanently frozen.
    • We are already beginning to see the likely effects of climate change: melting permafrost and the retreat of permanent icepacks.
    • Most of the remainder comes from wetlands, gas hydrates, permafrost, and termites.
    • On Alaska's northern coast, they met Native Alaskans dealing with melting permafrost and coastal erosion.
    • In some areas, thawing of permafrost will improve infiltration.
    • In regions influenced by permafrost, water migrates along the thermal gradient from warm to cold, thereby feeding ice in the frozen core.
    • The permafrost below the topsoil is frozen all year around, and this prevents roots from penetrating deeply into the ground.
    • The forest grows atop permafrost, a layer of soil that remains frozen year-round.
    • The rest of the year what little soil there is on the surface is rock hard above permafrost.
    • These climates introduced permafrost and cold-climate weathering products to river systems.
    • It's estimated that a quarter to a third of all soil carbon is locked in permafrost.
    • These self-organized patterns result from the effects of freezing and thawing on layers of stone and soil overlying permafrost.
    • It's springtime in Siberia, where slumbering mammoths are emerging from melting permafrost.
    • Increased snow and ice melt have caused higher rivers while thawing permafrost has wreaked havoc with roads and other infrastructure.
    • Hot, dry summers have thawed permafrost layers and shriveled berry crops.
    • But most of it is under tundra permafrost, if not indeed under even more inhospitable terrain.
    • In many high mountains regions, permafrost may be present.

Origin

1940s: from permanent + frost.

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