| 单词 | tropical forest |
| 释义 | > as lemmastropical forest tropical forest n. forest found within or close to the tropics; (as a count noun) an area of this; esp. = tropical rainforest n. ΚΠ 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth V. iii. iii. 242 To this class [sc. the magpie and its affinities] may be added a numerous list from all the tropical forests of the east and west. 1833 G. A. Mantell Geol. South-east Eng. 338 The floor of the quarry was literally strewed with fossil wood, and before me were the remnants of a petrified tropical forest. 1986 New Scientist 23 Oct. 26/2 Dry tropical forest is the kind of vegetation that grew on the land which today supports tropical corn fields, rice fields, cotton fields, [etc.]. 2009 Guardian 16 Feb. 8 Tropical forests may dry out and become vulnerable to devastating wildfires as global warming accelerates. < as lemmas |
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