tropical
UK ['trɒp.ɪ.kəl] US ['trɑ:.pɪ-] adjective
ADVANCED
■from or relating to the area between the two tropics 热带的•tropical fish热带鱼 •a tropical island/region/climate热带岛屿／地区／气候 •Leprosy is one of the few tropical diseases which could be eradicated early in the 21st century.21世纪初有几种热带病可以彻底根除，麻风病就是其中之一。 •She specialises in tropical medicine (= the treatment of diseases from the tropical areas of the world).她专门医治热带病。 •The Amazon river basin contains the world's largest tropical rainforest.亚马孙河流域有世界上最大的热带雨林。 •The hurricane was downgraded to a tropical storm when its speed dropped to 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 subtropicalinformal
■extremely hot and feeling wet （天气）湿热的•The weather was positively tropical last summer.去年夏天天气非常湿热。 |