【antarctica】 - A-level备考词汇

antarctica

UK:  [æn'tɑ:ktɪkə]

US:  [æn'tɑ:rktɪkə]

n.

1.南极洲

1 . So, to remind the inhabitants that this is, indeed, Antarctica, they will be allowed to shower only twice a week.
于是，为了提醒驻足者不忘他们身处南极，每周他们只允许洗两次澡。

2 . Half Moon Island was the destination, which can be found in an archipelago off the tip of western Antarctica, south of Argentina.
在目的地半月岛，可看到位于南极洲西部、阿根廷南部的群岛。

3 . The only places lacking indigenous ants are Antarctica and a few remote or inhospitable islands.
土著蚂蚁唯一的地方缺乏的是南极洲和一些偏远或荒凉的岛屿。

4 . Other team members have suggested building a robot to run the Iditarod in Alaska or to serve as an ambulance in Antarctica.
其他队员曾经建议设计机器人去参加阿拉斯加艾迪塔罗德的狗拉雪橇比赛，或是到南极洲开救护车。

5 . The isopod pictured above was one of these needles, found by a team surveying waters around Antarctica.
图中在南极洲附近海域发现的小家伙就是这样的“一根针”。