融化中的极地冰盖也可以使海平面上涨的势态更加严重。

Melting polar icecaps could also contribute to an increase in sea levels.

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Sentence Composition

1 融化 rónghuà
  1. to melt
  2. to thaw
  3. to dissolve
  4. to blend into
  5. to combine
  6. to fuse
2 中的 zhòngdì
  1. to hit the target
  2. (fig.) to hit the nail on the head
3 极地 jídì polar region
4 冰盖 bīnggài ice sheet
=5 也 Yě surname Ye
=5 也 yě
  1. also; too; as well; (not ...) either
  2. (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X)
  3. (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊 a
6 可以 kěyǐ
  1. can
  2. may
  3. possible
  4. able to
  5. not bad
  6. pretty good
7 使 shǐ
  1. to make
  2. to cause
  3. to enable
  4. to use
  5. to employ
  6. to send
  7. to instruct sb to do sth
  8. envoy
  9. messenger
8 海平面 hǎipíngmiàn sea level
9 上涨 shàngzhǎng
  1. to rise
  2. to go up
=10 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=10 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=10 的 dí really and truly
=10 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
11 势态 shìtài
  1. situation
  2. state
12 更加 gèngjiā
  1. more (than sth else)
  2. even more
13 严重 yánzhòng grave; serious; severe; critical