polar
英 ['pəʊlə]
美['polɚ]
- adj. 极地的；两极的；正好相反的
- n. 极面；极线
- n. (Polar)人名；(德、西)波拉尔
英英释意
- 1. having a pair of equal and opposite charges
- 2. characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed;
- "in diametric contradiction to his claims"
- "diametrical (or opposite) points of view"
- "opposite meanings"
- "extreme and indefensible polar positions"
- 3. located at or near or coming from the earth's poles;
- "polar diameter"
- "polar zone"
- "a polar air mass"
- "Antarctica is the only polar continent"
- 4. of or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles;
- "polar regions"
- 5. extremely cold;
- "an arctic climate"
- "a frigid day"
- "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"
- "glacial winds"
- "icy hands"
- "polar weather"
- 6. being of crucial importance;
- "a pivotal event"
- "Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions"- Henry Kissinger
- "the polar events of this study"
- "a polar principal"