subtropics
UK/sʌb'trɒpɪks/US/sʌb'trɒpiks/
C2
Definitions
n.
The regions lying between the tropics and the temperate zones.
亚热带（位于热带与温带之间的地区）。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedsub- (below, near) + tropics = the warm belt 'just below the tropics.' The noun form of subtropical.
Root trop still carries 11 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.in the subtropics在亚热带地区
- 2.subtropics of Asia亚洲亚热带
- 3.the northern subtropics北亚热带
Example Sentences
- 1.
Citrus crops do well in the subtropics.
- 2.
Winters are mild throughout the subtropics.