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-trop·ic
noun
either of the two parallels of terrestrial latitude at a distance of about 23¹/₂ degrees north or south of the equator where the sun is directly overhead when it reaches its most northerly or southerly point in the sky compare tropic of cancer, tropic of capricorn
tropics or Tropics plural the region lying between the tropics
adjective (1)
of, relating to, or occurring in the tropics
adjective (2)
of, relating to, or characteristic of tropism or of a tropism
of a hormone influencing the activity of a specified gland
adjective combining form
turning, changing, or tending to turn or change in a (specified) manner or in response to a (specified) stimulus
geotropic
attracted to or acting upon (something specified)
neurotropic
〔后缀〕向…的,亲…的
见tropism
Noun Middle English tropik, borrowed from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French tropike, tropique, borrowed from Late Latin tropicus (short for tropicus circulus), noun derivative of Latin tropicus "of a solstice or equinox," borrowed from Greek tropikós, from tropḗ "turn, change, solstitial point" (noun derivative from the base of trépein "to turn") + -ikos -ic >entry 1 — more at trope Adjective (1) borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French tropike, tropique "of the sun's change of direction at the solstice, of either of the two tropics," borrowed from Latin tropicus "of a solstice or equinox" — more at tropic >entry 1 Adjective (2) generalization of -tropic, after German tropisch Adjective combining form French -tropique, from Greek -tropos -tropous
The first known use of tropic was in the 15th century
truant officernoun
a school officer whose duty is to investigate the continued absences of students
gunpointnoun
the muzzle of a gun
troy weightnoun
a series of units of weight based on a pound of 12 ounces and the ounce of 20 pennyweights or 480 grains see measure
hail1 of 5noun
small lumps of ice that fall from clouds sometimes during thunderstorms
something that gives the effect of falling hail
a hail of bullets
hail2 of 5verb
to fall as hail
to pour down like hail
hail3 of 5interjection
—used to express enthusiastic approval
archaic —used as a greeting
hail4 of 5verb
greet sense 1
to greet with enthusiastic approval : acclaim
hailed them as heroes
to summon by calling
hail a taxi
to call out to
hail a passing ship
hail5 of 5noun
an act or instance of hailing
hearing distance
stayed within hail
tropismnoun
an automatic movement by an organism unable to move about from place to place and especially by a plant that involves a turning or growing toward or away from a stimulus (as light or moisture)also: a reflex reaction involving such a movement compare taxis
Tropic of Capricorn
the parallel of latitude that is 23½ degrees south of the equator and is the southernmost latitude reached by the overhead sun
Tropic of Cancer
the parallel of latitude that is 23½ degrees north of the equator and is the northernmost latitude reached by the overhead sun
let1 of 3noun
something that interferes : obstacle
without let or hindrance
let2 of 3verb
to cause to : make
let it be known
chiefly British to give use of in return for payment
rooms to let
to allow or permit to
let them go
—used to introduce a request
let us hope for the best
to allow to go or pass
let them through
-let3 of 3noun suffix
small one
booklet
something worn on
anklet
tropical fishnoun
any of various small usually brightly colored fishes that occur wild especially in the tropics and are often kept in tropical aquariums
tropic1 of 3noun
either of the two parallels of the earth's latitude that are approximately 23½ degrees north of the equator and approximately 23½ degrees south of the equator
plural often capitalized the region lying between the two tropics
tropic2 of 3adjective
tropical
tropic3 of 3adjective
of, relating to, or being a tropism
a tropic movement of a plant
1 After a total of nine hours under the waves, two men with chattering teeth were able to emerge from their frigid craft into bright sunshine, blue skies and tropic heat.
2 So if the Atlantic tropics are a bathtub capable of supporting major hurricanes, where are the storms?
3 The Tropic of Cancer is the most northerly latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
在北半球,北回归线的纬度最高.
4 A tropic heat wave is expected to hit the city.
预计一股强烈热浪将袭击这座城市.
5 Here the lemon and orange grow to perfection and almost all of the fruits and vegetables of the temperate and semi-tropic climes flourish, while experiments made by some of our growers show that the banana, pineapple and other tropical fruits will do well.
6 They are from Suriname , in the Amazon Basin tropic tropical forest.
他们来自在亚马逊热带雨林的苏里南.
7 To wit, three degrees Celsius of global warming will render much of the earth’s tropics uninhabitable yet is said by Dice to reduce world gross domestic product by only 8%.
8 Instead, the researchers say, mid-Cretaceous Alaskan climates were warmer, rich in groundwater and more reminiscent of today’s tropics than the Arctic, at least in terms of rainfall.
9 It's caught in the tropic forest of Xishuang Banna.
它是从西双版纳热带森林捕来的.
10 And yet, overall, July was a fairly quiet month in the Atlantic tropics.
11 South bay island Be located in semi - tropical, Tropic of Cancer is traversed.
南澳岛地处亚热带, 北回归线横贯.
12 Last week, a long, narrow section of the Earth’s atmosphere funneled trillions of gallons of water eastward from the Pacific tropics and unleashed it on California.
13 From her mother she inherited warmth of nature and dusky, semi - tropic beauty.
她从母亲那儿秉承了热情的性格和亚热带的那种皮肤微黑的美.
14 The underlying justification for their mastery of this bountiful, beautiful semi-tropic place was the conviction that their predecessors — native Americans, Spanish, Mexican — were unappreciative and undeserving, unlike the grateful and energetic Yankee.
15 a vacation in the tropics
16 By the path, we saw a number of white - tailed tropic birds.
沿着小路, 我们看见了许多白尾热带海鸟.
17 The eels have been recorded from Indonesia to Fiji, and they have also been known to inhabit the wet tropics of Australia, scientists said.
18 Buruli ulcer is a disease found in tropic tropical climates.
布路里溃疡是在热带地区发现的疾病.
19 The engine that powers every tropic cyclone is convection: enormous volumes of moist, rising air create a vacuum at the surface that sucks in surrounding air as spiraling winds.
20 Alone with inexpressible pain, alone tropic licking a wound.
独处着说不出的痛, 独自舔嗜着伤口.