intense cold

基本解释

Dinosaurs living in the intense cold and months-long darkness of the South Pole were once thought to hibernate during the winter months just to survive.
南极地区气候寒冷，而且有长达数月的极夜。人们曾经认为生活在那里的恐龙会通过冬眠来度过冬季。
The method is cheap and proven for ground-based telescopes, but the real test remains: surviving the intense cold, heat and tumult of a space mission launch.
这个方法很便宜，而且已在地面安装的望远镜身上试验成功，但真正的考验还没结束：在极热和极冷和混乱的发射中存活。
BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- The northern hemisphere has been scorched by an ongoing heatwave since mid-June, while the southern half of the earth has witnessed intense cold and record snows.
七月中旬以来，北半球酷热难耐，而南半球却寒流肆虐。

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