rainforest
/ˈreɪnfɒrɪst/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈreɪnfɔːrɪst/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈrān-ˌfȯr-əst -ˌfär-/ (ame, mw)
rainforest — 名詞
- rainforestsingular
- rainforestsplural
1. a dense, warm forest found in tropical regions with very heavy rainfall througho
雨林
熱帶地區降雨豐沛的茂密森林
a dense, warm forest found in tropical regions with very heavy rainfall throughout the year, supporting an extremely wide variety of plants and animals
Ravindra studied how the rainforest canopy captures sunlight for the taller trees.
Ravindra 研究了雨林樹冠如何為高大的樹木捕捉陽光。
countable: 'the rainforest' refers to a specific forest
Deforestation threatens the Amazon rainforest, which is home to thousands of animal species.
森林砍伐威脅著亞馬遜雨林，而這片雨林是數千種動物的家園。
collocation: deforestation threatens [the] rainforest
Élise could hear parrots and howler monkeys from deep inside the rainforest.
Élise 從雨林深處聽到了鸚鵡和吼猴的叫聲。
Rainforest soils are often thin because heavy rains wash away nutrients quickly.
雨林的土壤通常很貧瘠，因為大雨會迅速沖走養分。
The Yasuní rainforest in Ecuador has more tree species per hectare than all of Canada.
厄瓜多的 Yasuní 雨林每公頃擁有的樹種比整個加拿大還多。
- tropical forest
broader term — includes rainforests and other forests in warm regions with less rainfall
- jungle
focuses on the dense, tangled undergrowth layer; less precise as an ecosystem label and often used more loosely
- woodland
too general — any land covered with trees, not specific to tropical high-rainfall areas
- desert
receives very little rainfall, the opposite of a rainforest in precipitation terms
用法筆記
Countable when referring to a specific forest (e.g., the Daintree Rainforest); uncountable when referring to the ecosystem type in general (e.g., Rainforest covers large areas of the basin).