"icecaps" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 冰蓋

Definition

全年覆蓋在南北極或高山上的大片厚冰。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於科學、環境和地理語境，主要指極地或高山的永久冰蓋。常見短語如「極地冰蓋融化」，與氣候變遷相關。

Examples

The icecaps at the North Pole are very large.

北極的**冰蓋**非常大。

Scientists study how icecaps change over time.

科學家研究**冰蓋**隨時間的變化。

Global warming is causing the icecaps to melt.

全球變暖導致**冰蓋**融化。

It's shocking how fast the Arctic icecaps are disappearing these days.

如今北極的**冰蓋**消失得真令人震驚。

Some animals, like polar bears, depend on icecaps to survive.

一些動物，比如北極熊，依靠**冰蓋**生存。

If the icecaps keep shrinking, sea levels could rise a lot.

如果**冰蓋**持續縮小，海平面可能會上升很多。