tropics

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中文翻译

n. 热带地区

英文解释

n the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate

n either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees to the north and south of the equator representing the points farthest north and south at which the sun can shine directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the Torrid Zone or tropics

常见例句

Extending over all the zones, from the tropics to the polar zones inclusive.

n winds blowing from west to east and lying above the trade winds in the tropics

n wind in the upper atmosphere blowing above but in the opposite direction from the trade winds n winds blowing from west to east and lying above the trade winds in the tropics

evergreen Asiatic trees now grown through the tropics: breadfruit

common in the tropics and Far East