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tropical

/trop-i-kuhl for 1-4, 6; troh-pi-kuhl for 5/US // ˈtrɒp ɪ kəl for 1-4, 6; ˈtroʊ pɪ kəl for 5 //UK // (ˈtrɒpɪkəl) //

热带,热带地区,热带风情,热带地区的

Related Words

equatorial赤道,赤道地区,赤道的,赤道几内亚lush茂盛的,郁郁葱葱,茂盛,茂密的hot热的,热,热销,热点sweltering炎热的,炎热的天气,闷热的天气,炎热steamy蒸汽的,热闹的,蒸汽,热闹sultry闷骚,闷热,闷热的,闷骚的close关闭,密切,结束,靠近sticky粘稠的,黏糊糊的,粘性,粘稠sweaty汗流浃背,汗水,汗湿的,汗湿torrid烦人的,烦人,烦人的事,烦人的事情tropic热带,热带地区,热带区,回归线stifling令人窒息的,压抑的,压抑,窒息

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : pertaining to, characteristic of, occurring in, or inhabiting the tropics, especially the humid tropics: tropical flowers.
    • : very hot and humid: a tropical climate.
    • : designed for use in the tropics or in very hot weather: tropical-weight woolens.
    • : of or relating to either or both of the astronomical tropics.
    • : pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of a trope or tropes; metaphorical.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : tropicals, lightweight clothing, suitable for warm, especially summer weather.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.warm and humid
Synonyms
equatorial赤道,赤道地区,赤道的,赤道几内亚hot热的,热,热销,热点lush茂盛的,郁郁葱葱,茂盛,茂密的steamy蒸汽的,热闹的,蒸汽,热闹sultry闷骚,闷热,闷热的,闷骚的sweltering炎热的,炎热的天气,闷热的天气,炎热close关闭,密切,结束,靠近sticky粘稠的,黏糊糊的,粘性,粘稠stifling令人窒息的,压抑的,压抑,窒息sweaty汗流浃背,汗水,汗湿的,汗湿torrid烦人的,烦人,烦人的事,烦人的事情tropic热带,热带地区,热带区,回归线

Examples

  • As Laura’s track shifted southward, away from Florida, tropical storm Marco appeared to be on track to enter the Gulf of Mexico right behind it.

  • Groups such as the Red Cross are starting to use subseasonal forecasts to strategize for weather disasters, such as figuring out where to move emergency supplies when it looks like a tropical cyclone might hit a region.

  • The effects of that disturbance in air circulation can be felt across the globe, suppressing winds over the Atlantic that might otherwise pull tropical storms apart.

  • Too much deforestation means that tropical forests are now producing more greenhouse gases than they absorb.

  • Reducing tropical deforestation and limiting the wildlife trade might be cost-effective ways of stopping pandemics before they start, a new analysis finds.

  • Mistletoes on mesquite trees in central Mexico have been linked to a greater abundance of tropical bird species.

  • The abandoned barracks of the Liberian Army lay just beyond in the tropical thicket.

  • A tropical storm, clearly visible on radar for days, is to blame.

  • As I ended my call with Mooney, he was monitoring tropical storm Gonzalo as it was developing into a classified hurricane.

  • From deep within, looking up at the tropical sky is like staring through the dome of some kind of earthen cathedral.

  • Tyrannus melancholicus chloronotus Berlepsch: Tropical Kingbird.

  • The graceful flying-fish, like a fair white bird, goes glancing above the blue magnificence of the tropical seas.

  • The soil of Cuba is prolific, and the variety of tropical plants and fruits grown upon the island is quite remarkable.

  • I had once been in a tropical calm, and I really, after trying them both, prefer the breezes and thunder-storms.

  • Fortunately, hurricanes are limited to a very small part of the tropical district.

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