tropics
UK/'trɒpɪks/US
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Definitions
n.
The hot region of the Earth around the equator, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
热带（赤道附近、南北回归线之间的炎热地区）。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedtrop (turn) + -ic + -s. The two 'turning lines' where the sun reverses at the solstices are the tropics; 'the tropics' as a place is the hot belt between them. Almost always plural and with 'the.'
Root trop still carries 11 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.in the tropics在热带地区
- 2.the humid tropics湿热的热带
- 3.the wet tropics潮湿的热带
- 4.tropics of Asia亚洲热带地区
Example Sentences
- 1.
Many tropical diseases are common in the tropics.
- 2.
After years in the tropics, he found the cold winters hard.
- 3.
The plant grows wild throughout the humid tropics.