tropical
英 ['tr?p?k(?)l]
美['trɑp?kl]
- adj. 热带的；热情的；酷热的
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中文词源
tropical 热带的
tropic,热带的，-al,形容词后缀。
英文词源
- tropical (adj.)
- 1520s, "pertaining to the celestial tropics," from tropic + -al (1). In reference to the torrid zones of the earth, from 1690s. Meaning "hot and lush like the climate of the tropics" is first attested 1834.
双语例句
- 1. The company is the world's largest destroyer of tropical forests.
- 该公司对热带雨林的破坏位居世界之首。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Tropical colours may look rather harsh in our dull northern light.
- 热带色彩在我们北方暗淡的光线下可能显得有点刺目。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Tropical storm Marco is pushing northward up Florida's coast.
- 热带风暴“马可”正沿佛罗里达海岸向北推进。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. A tropical storm is gaining strength in the eastern Atlantic.
- 在大西洋东部，一场热带风暴的风力正逐渐增强。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. She exits into the tropical storm.
- 她走了出去，消失在热带风暴中。
来自柯林斯例句