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- of or relating to the regions around the North Pole（与）北极区（有关）的：
an Arctic explorer.
北极勘探者。
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- (of animals or plants) living or growing in such regions（动物, 植物）生活（或生长）在北极区的。
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- designed for use in such regions为用于北极区而设计的：
Arctic clothing.
宜于在北极穿的服装。
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arctic
informal (of weather conditions) very cold〈非正式〉（天气情况）极冷的。
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the Arctic
the regions around the North Pole北极区。
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- N. Amer. a thick waterproof overshoe extending to the ankle or above〈北美〉（高至或高过脚踝的）防水套鞋。
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arctic
a drab-coloured hairy butterfly of the arctic and subarctic regions of the New World北极眼蝶。
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- Genus Oenis, subfamily Satyrinae, family Nymphalidae.埃尼斯眼蝶属, 眼蝶亚科, 蛱蝶科。
词源
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin arcticus, articus, from Greek arktikos, from arktos 'bear， Ursa Major， pole star'.