semiarid
/sem-ee-ar-id, sem-ahy-/US // ˌsɛm iˈær ɪd, ˌsɛm aɪ- //UK // (ˌsɛmɪˈærɪd) //
半干旱地区,半干旱,半旱地,半干旱的
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : characterized by very little annual rainfall, usually from 10 to 20 inches: the struggle to raise vegetables in semiarid regions.
Examples
Later studies of pollen and plants preserved near Brontosaurus fossils have shown that the dino stomped through a semiarid landscape, no floaties needed.
Arid and extremely arid land are deserts, and semiarid grasslands generally are referred to as steppes.
These animals are usually restricted to sandy soils in semiarid regions.
Irrigation problems in our semiarid regions are receiving careful and increased consideration.
But the action of wind is most strikingly effective in desert and semiarid regions.
Because of its semiarid climate, the State has only 600 square miles of wooded area.
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