polar

1. ADJ Polar means near the North or South Poles. 極地的[ADJ n]

...the rigours of life in the polar regions. …極地的艱苦生活。

There was a period of excessive warmth which melted some of the polar ice. 有段時(shí)期溫度過高，融化了極地的部分冰層。

2. ADJ Polar is used to describe things that are completely opposite in character, quality, or type. (性格、質(zhì)量或類型) 正好相反的[正式] [ADJ n]

The nomads' lifestyle was the polar opposite of collectivization. 遊牧民的生活方式同集躰化的生活方式剛好相反。