ice-caps

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n. 冰帽
ice-cap 的复数

Alter the climate of the earth by melting the polar ice-caps and irrigating the Sahara.
融化极地的冰山灌溉撒哈拉，从而改变地球的气候。
As climate change triggers melting of the polar ice-caps, leading world powers have an unprecedented chance to win navigation rights and ownership of resources in the Arctic seabed untouched since its emergence during the twilight of the dinosaurs.
当气候变化触发北极冰盖消融的时候，世界强国看到了前所未有的机遇，争夺航行权和北冰洋海床上自恐龙时期便已完好保存至今的自然资源。
The melting of the Arctic ice-caps is opening up new opportunities for oil exploration and shipping, raising fears that territorial disputes between states such as Russia, Canada and the US could run out of control.
北极冰盖的融化为石油勘探和航运带来新机遇，令外界担忧俄罗斯、加拿大和美国之间的领土纠纷可能失控。
Increased temperatures will also cause the polar ice-caps to melt, raising sea levels, and flooding coastal areas.
温度升高还会引起极地冰水融化，海平面上升，沿海地区洪水成灾。