polar

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Related topics: Geography, Physics

po·lar /ˈpəʊlə $ ˈpoʊlər/ adjectiveadj

1 SGclose to or relating to the North Pole or the South Pole 地极的；近地极的；极地的

As our climate warms up, the polar ice caps will begin to melt.

随着地球气候逐渐变暖，极地的冰冠将开始融化。

2 polar opposite/extreme OPPOSITE/REVERSEsomething that is the complete or exact opposite of something else 完全相反，正好相反

Ortega’s cheerful landscapes are the polar opposites of Miller’s dark, troubled portraits.

奥尔特加明快的风景画同米勒阴郁的肖像画截然相反。

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polar opposite/extreme• CertainIV it should not accommodate its polar opposite.• In fact the two strains-puritanism and pentecostalism-seem in some way to be nearly polar opposites.• Eikmeyer's fundamental insight is that co-operation and non-co-operation are not simply polar opposites along a scale.• Strickland was their polar opposite -- an irresponsible teammate and anti-leader.• However, the life-cycle savings model is the polar opposite case from pure classical savings.• No such inhibitions stunt the growth of the rag trade at the polar opposite point from the basking Sloanes.• When you bring together two polar opposites, the classless one will always drag the other one down.• The Mark Hateley of suit and silk tie is a polar opposite to the Mark Hateley of shorts and bootlaces.

3. HP technical relating to one of the poles of a magnet 磁极的

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polar• In fact polar homeotherms, whether northern or southern, show very few recognizable adaptations for polar living.• However, the life-cycle savings model is the polar opposite case from pure classical savings.• Until his polar opposite steps lightly down on to his moon-paved home ground, the sleek beast-headed man sits at peace, inviolable.• For more polar polymers, specific solvent effects become more pronounced and extrapolations have to be regarded with corresponding caution.• The crew flew a polar route to Detroit from Eastern Russia.• But the crews of high-altitude aircraft, especially on polar routes, can receive significant amounts of radiation over time.• Many polar species have clearly originated in this way by adaptations of metabolism, form and lifestyle.

Origin polar

(1500-1600) Modern Latin polaris, from Latin polus; → POLE1

po·lar adjectiveadj

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