ice cap

英 [ˈaɪs kæp]

美 [ˈaɪs kæp]

n. (尤指北极和南极的)冰冠

牛津词典

noun

（尤指北极和南极的）冰冠
a layer of ice permanently covering parts of the earth, especially around the North and South Poles

noun

a mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak)
Synonym:icecap

This could cause the ice caps to melt.
这可能导致地球冰冠融化。
The difficult journey was worth it when they reached the ice cap and saw the view.
他们一路艰难跋涉，但当他们爬上冰帽，看到美景时，发觉这一切都是值得的。
The UN climate change panel may have been a couple of hundred of years out in its first prediction of the disappearance of the himalayan ice cap.
联合国气候变化专门委员会对喜马拉雅山冰盖消失的首次预测，或许超前了几百年。
Climate change is causing the polar ice cap to melt.
气候变化导致极地的冰盖融化。
The air picks up moisture from the polar ice cap and bodies of water it may pass over.
空气从它可能经过的北极冰帽和水域吸收水分。
The ice cap is cut by deep troughs and chasms;
冰冠被深深的波谷和坑洞所切开；
A nice example is that dreaded polar ice cap.
这儿有一个很好的例子：对于可怕的极地冰帽。
If the ice cap were to melt, the sea level would rise by an average of 230 feet.
若冰层融化，地球的海平面将平均上升230英尺。
Of course, in time the polar ice cap will melt.
当然了，极地的冰帽迟早也会融化。
A primary analysis of mass balance characteristics on small dome of Collins Ice cap, king George island, antarctica
南极乔治王岛柯林斯冰帽小冰穹物质平衡特征的初步分析