tropic

/trop-ik/US // ˈtrɒp ɪk //UK // (ˈtrɒpɪk) //

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Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : Geography. either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one about 23½° N, and the other about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone.the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
- : Astronomy. either of two circles on the celestial sphere, one lying in the same plane as the tropic of Cancer, the other in the same plane as the tropic of Capricorn.

adj.形容词 adjective

1
- : of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or occurring in the tropics; tropical: romance under the tropic skies of Old Mexico.

adj.very hot

Synonyms

Instead, rafts of atmospheric wind deliver fresh ozone from the tropics, where it naturally forms, to the poles.
At the same time, the Earth’s orbit around the sun was more oval, and seasonal variation in sunlight in the tropics was double what it is today.
Very little is known about what animals in the tropics were going through during the exchange.
An astronaut is unlikely to be infected with a disease from the tropics, for example.
People living in places such as northern Europe, Canada and the United States could learn a thing or two from countries in the tropics, says Kurt Shickman.
Mr Hock used to be an owner of the Hawaiian Tropic Zone in Times Square.
In Tropic Thunder, he was a hopelessly deluded movie star in search of an Oscar.
He did a comic turn in Tropic Thunder and a quirky commercial for Jimmy Kimmel that aired during the Oscars.
"Tropic Thunder" was a modest hit ($159 million), but it cost a fortune to make ($100 million).
Some tropic birds were seen this morning but as yet neither albatrosses nor pintadoes had made their appearance.
This specimen was obtained at Ascension, and is common in all parts of the Atlantic within or near the Tropic.
Through the tracery of the lattice came the warm breeze, bearing the narcotic scent of those tropic gardens.

/trop-ik/US // ˈtrɒp ɪk //UK // (ˈtrɒpɪk) //

热带,热带地区,热带区,回归线

n.名词 noun

1
- : Geography. either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one about 23½° N, and the other about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone.the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
- : Astronomy. either of two circles on the celestial sphere, one lying in the same plane as the tropic of Cancer, the other in the same plane as the tropic of Capricorn.

adj.形容词 adjective

1
- : of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or occurring in the tropics; tropical: romance under the tropic skies of Old Mexico.

adj.very hot

Synonyms

Instead, rafts of atmospheric wind deliver fresh ozone from the tropics, where it naturally forms, to the poles.
At the same time, the Earth’s orbit around the sun was more oval, and seasonal variation in sunlight in the tropics was double what it is today.
Very little is known about what animals in the tropics were going through during the exchange.
An astronaut is unlikely to be infected with a disease from the tropics, for example.
People living in places such as northern Europe, Canada and the United States could learn a thing or two from countries in the tropics, says Kurt Shickman.
Mr Hock used to be an owner of the Hawaiian Tropic Zone in Times Square.
In Tropic Thunder, he was a hopelessly deluded movie star in search of an Oscar.
He did a comic turn in Tropic Thunder and a quirky commercial for Jimmy Kimmel that aired during the Oscars.
"Tropic Thunder" was a modest hit ($159 million), but it cost a fortune to make ($100 million).
Some tropic birds were seen this morning but as yet neither albatrosses nor pintadoes had made their appearance.
This specimen was obtained at Ascension, and is common in all parts of the Atlantic within or near the Tropic.
Through the tracery of the lattice came the warm breeze, bearing the narcotic scent of those tropic gardens.