Huhhot is a frigid city in winter. 冬天的呼和浩特是一个寒冷的城市。
Permanently frozen subsoil, occurring throughout the Polar Regions and locally in perennially frigid areas. 永冻土永久冰冻的下层土壤,出现在整个北极地区和部分长期寒冷的地区
frigid
[ adj ]
sexually unresponsive
<adj.all> was cold to his advances a frigid woman
extremely cold
<adj.all> an arctic climate a frigid day gelid waters of the North Atlantic glacial winds icy hands polar weather
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
<adj.all> a frigid greeting got a frosty reception a frozen look on their faces a glacial handshake icy stare wintry smile
Frigid \Frig"id\, a. [L. frigidus, fr. frigere to be cold; prob. akin to Gr. ? to shudder, or perh. to ? cold. Cf. {Frill}.] 1. Cold; wanting heat or warmth; of low temperature; as, a frigid climate.
2. Wanting warmth, fervor, ardor, fire, vivacity, etc.; unfeeling; forbidding in manner; dull and unanimated; stiff and formal; as, a frigid constitution; a frigid style; a frigid look or manner; frigid obedience or service.
3. Wanting natural heat or vigor sufficient to excite the generative power; impotent. --Johnson.
{Frigid zone}, that part of the earth which lies between either polar circle and its pole. It extends 23? 28? from the pole. See the Note under {Arctic}.
Secosky, 42, is interested in why Jupter's moon Io sometimes appears brighter as it emerges from the planet's frigid shadow.
The concern was prompted by unusually frigid weather in many parts of the United States as well as refinery problems, including a fire and explosion at a huge Exxon refinery in December that closed the facility for several days.
The reporters were given a quick course in Arctic survival by Army experts and provided with clothing and other equipment designed for the frigid environment.
Their resurgence heralded a rebound in prices of energy commodities, which was given extra impetus by a blast of frigid winter weather across much of the nation in the last few weeks of the decade.
"They have to join the rest of us," he said, referring to portions of Oklahoma that had previously been spared the frigid weather.
Nine crew members remained missing and were presumed drowned today after a fishing vessel capsized and quickly sank in the frigid Bering Sea, the Coast Guard said.
The frigid weather pushed December starts to their lowest monthly level since October 1982, which in turn contributed to the year's downturn.
The frigid push of arctic weather may have damaged winter wheat in parts of the central and southern plains, says a government report.
'To do that, we performed the tests under a number of different conditions, high altitudes, below sea level, in frigid and humid conditions.
All 19 people aboard were pulled from the frigid waters within two hours of the sinking, which was reported at about 3:30 p.m., Coast Guard officials said.
He will spend the next few days working with the state Department of Environmental Conservation, figuring out what kind of cleanup the state should attempt during Alaska's stormy, dark and frigid winter.
It carried lifeboats for only a fraction of the 2,227 on board, and when it plunged 2 1/2 miles to the bottom of the frigid Atlantic it took more than 1,500 people with it.
The snow squalls, high winds and frigid air that spawned near-blizzard conditions in Michigan churned toward the Northeast today with gusts over 40 mph.
Critics note that in Sweden's frigid climate, most homes are overheated and homeowners barely notice the bill.
But authorities said there was little hope of finding anyone else alive in the North Sea's frigid waters.
The strongest high pressure system in North American history tightened its frigid grip on Alaska, and that arctic air hit Montana today after high wind blew railroad cars off their tracks and knocked down a grain elevator.
Snow, wind and continued frigid temperatures were expected in the Midwest and Northeast today as arctic high pressure from Canada works its way southeast, and low pressure over the Plains states moves southeast along the Rockies.
Most of the nation emerged from two weeks of frigid cold today, but as the snows melted, floodwaters swamped parts of the Ohio and Tennessee valleys and the Appalachian mountains.
Other polls also showed the race a virtual tie, with the vice president's once substantial lead vanished into New Hampshire's frigid air and the trend moving in the Kansas senator's direction.
The frigid waters team with krill and plankton, icefish and sponges.
Half a million homeless victims of the Iranian earthquake are threatened by food shortages and the frigid weather about to descend on northern Iran.
He hopes to learn why Io changes in brightness when it moves in and out of the frigid shadow of Jupiter.
In eastern Washington, officials worried that frigid temperatures today might create ice jams that would cause rivers to flood.
Inside, frigid air carries the aromas from a Famous Amos chocolate-chip-cookie franchise.
Coast Guard officials said a person couldn't survive the frigid water more than 30 minutes without insulated survival gear.
In recent years, Ceausescu paid for the fuel with food and used it for industrial projects while ordering severe energy rationing in frigid, dark homes and offices.
The others are the frigid Barents Sea north of Sweden and Norway, and through Turkey's narrow Bosporus strait into the Mediterranean.
The coffin was opened in the frigid rain, and an umbrella opened to shield Sakharov's face.
Analysts said the numbers for December showed misleading strength in industrial production, for example, because frigid temperatures in much of the country swelled demand for heat and electrical power.
The contraction, however, largely reflected frigid weather and the impact the Los Angeles earthquake.