tropical
adjective
uk/ˈtrɒp.ɪ.kəl/us/ˈtrɑː.pɪ.kəl/B2geography,environment
from orrelatingto theareabetween the twotropics:
热带的tropicalfish热带鱼
a tropicalisland/region/climate热带岛屿/地区/气候
Leprosy is one of the few tropicaldiseaseswhich couldsoonbeeradicated.有几种热带病可以很快彻底根除,麻风病就是其中之一。
Shespecializesin tropicalmedicine(= thetreatmentofdiseasesfrom the tropicalareasof theworld).她专门医治热带病。
The Amazonriverbasincontainsthe world'slargesttropicalrainforest.亚马孙河流域有世界上最大的热带雨林。
Thehurricanewasdowngradedto a tropicalstormwhenitsspeeddroppedto 70mph.当飓风的速度降为每小时70英里时,就减弱为热带风暴。
See also
subtropical
geography,environmentinformal
extremelyhot:
(天气)极热的Theweatherwaspositivelytropical lastsummer.去年夏天天气非常热。
- Deforestation isdestroyinglargeareasof tropicalrainforest.
- Idreamoflivingon a tropicalisland.
- Incoolclimatesyou have togrowtropicalplantsunderglass.
- The tropical butterfly'swingswereshimmeringwith all thecoloursof therainbow.
- The tropicalsunbeatdown on themmercilessly.
Countries, nationalities & continents: continents & regions of the world
- Afrocentric
- Afrocentrism
- amazonian
- Antarctica
- Antipodean
- Australasian
- black Africa
- Caribbean
- Iberian
- Lapland
- lat.
- LATAM
- Latin America
- latitudinal
- longitude
- parallel
- pole
- the Far East
- the prime meridian
- the Tropic of Cancer
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