中文翻译与英英解释

冰盖；冰冠。

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

例句与用法

The antarctica icecap is a thick layer of ice and snow that buries most of the continent
南极洲的冰冠是由冰和雪组成的厚层，它覆盖了南极洲的大部分。

Some 95 percent of antarctica is covered by an icecap averaging 1 . 6 km ( 1 mi ) in thickness
约百分之九十五的地方被平均厚度为1 . 6公里（ 1英里）的冰层覆盖。

It is thought that the amount of global warming needed for the greenland icecap to become unstable is between 1 . 9 and 4 . 6 c over pre - industrial temperatures
普遍认为，如果全球气温比工业化前升高1 . 9 - 4 . 6摄氏度，格陵兰冰盖便会开始解体。

The report warns that a temperature rise if up to 5 . 8 , with the warming of the oceans and melting of polar icecaps , will force sea levels to rise by as much as 3ft , making tens of millions of people in bangladesh and egypt homeless
报道警告说，若地球气温升高5 8摄氏度，随着海洋变暖和极地冰帽融化，海平面将升高3英尺，几千万孟加拉人和埃及人将无家可归。

The scientific panel that advises the united nations projects that seas could rise by almost 3 feet a meter by 2100 because of melting icecaps and warming linked to a build - up of heat - trapping gases emitted by burning fossil fuels in power plants , factories and autos
科学家预测，到2001年，由于冰雪融化和全球变暖，海平面可能会上升近1米。这跟发电站工厂以及汽车等消耗汽油排放的温室气体不断增加有直接关系。

The report warns that a temperature rise of up to 5 . 8c , with the warming of the oceans and melting of polar icecaps , will force sea levels to rise by as much as ft , making tens of millions of people in bangladesh and egypt homeless . parts of lowland britain are also at risk
报道警告说，若地球气温升高5 . 8摄氏度，随着海洋变暖和极地冰帽的溶化，将导致海平面升高3英尺，几千万的孟加拉人和埃及人将无家可归，部分英国低地也面临着同样的危险。