climate

n.气候；水土，风土；（社会思想等的）趋势，倾向；思潮

noun

1. 气候
   the regular pattern of weather conditions of a particular place
   1. a mild/temperate/warm/wet climate
      温和的 / 暖和的 / 温暖的 / 潮湿的气候
   2. the threat of global climate change
      全球气候变化的威胁
2. 气候区
   an area with particular weather conditions
   1. They wanted to move to a warmer climate.
      他们想迁移到气候较温暖的地区。
3. 倾向；思潮；风气；环境气氛
   a general attitude or feeling; an atmosphere or a situation which exists in a particular place
   1. the present political climate
      当前的政治气候
   2. the current climate of opinion (= what people generally are thinking about a particular issue)
      目前的舆论倾向
   3. a climate of suspicion/violence
      怀疑 / 暴力的风气
   4. We need to create a climate in which business can prosper.
      我们需要创造一个有利于生意兴隆的环境气氛。

名词复数形式:climates

climate 气候

来自PIE*klei,倾斜，词源同lean,incline.原指从赤道到两极的区域，地域，后指各不同区域 的气候。

1. Climate and weather affect every aspect of our lives
   气候和天气影响着我们生活的方方面面。
2. They enjoyed an especially benign climate
   他们那里的气候非常宜人。
3. The economic climate remains uncertain.
   经济形势依然不确定。
4. A major change of political climate is not in prospect.
   暂时还看不出政治面貌有可能发生巨变。
5. If climate changes continue, we will suffer the consequences.
   如果气候变化继续下去，我们将自食其果。
6. Climate reflects a basic struggle between constancy and change
   气候反映出稳定与变化之间基本的较量。
7. Although these vegetables adapt well to our temperate climate, they tend to crop poorly.
   虽然这些蔬菜作物很适应我们这里温和的气候，它们的收成却很差。
8. What a damnable climate we have!
   我们这的气候真是糟糕透顶！
9. The climate has grown more equable and the crop yields have risen.
   天气变得更加温和，粮食产量也已经提高。
10. In the past, the region had been protected by its forbidding geography and the extremities of its climate
    过去，这个地区令人生畏的地理条件和极端的天气状况使它受到保护。
11. In this economic climate new ideas were few and far between.
    在这种经济环境下，新想法极为罕见。
12. In the present climate, owners are hanging on to old ships.
    在目前的形势下，船东们都不愿淘汰掉旧船。
13. They reported that clouds are an important and heretofore uninvestigated contributor to the climate.
    他们报告说，云是影响气候的一个重要因素，但迄今为止没有进行过研究。
14. The town's political climate was libertarian.
    该镇的自由主义政治气氛浓厚。
15. If the climate gets drier, then the logical conclusion is that even more drought will occur
    如果气候变得更干燥，必然会出现更多旱情。
16. The area is famous for its very mild winter climate.
    这个地区因冬季气候十分温和而著名。
17. Global warming per se is not really the problem; the catastrophic climate changes which might be caused by it are.
    全球变暖本身并不是真正的问题；可能由它引发的灾害性天气变化才是问题所在。
18. I had deliberately picked a city with a tropical climate.
    我特意选了一个热带气候的城市。
19. This area of France has a pleasing climate in August
    法国的这一地区在8月份气候宜人。
20. Shelley was advised that the Italian climate would rejuvenate him
    有人建议雪莱去意大利，那里的天气会使他恢复活力。
21. The scientist developed one model to simulate a full year of the globe's climate
    这名科学家研制了一个模型来模拟地球全年的气候。
22. The Nile Valley keeps a temperate climate throughout the year.
    尼罗河流域一年四季气候温和。
23. When the political climate tilted towards fundamentalism he was threatened
    当政治气候倾向于原教旨主义时，他受到了威胁。
24. A trade war would be bad at the best of times, but in the current economic climate, it would be a disaster.
    即使在情况最好的时候贸易战都是有害无利的，而在当前这种经济形势下只会是一场灾难。
25. Other variables in making forecasts for the industry include the weather and the general economic climate.
    对该产业进行预测时还要考虑天气和宏观经济环境等其他不确定因素。
26. The harshness of the climate makes vegetative growth extremely slow.
    恶劣的气候使植物生长特别缓慢。
27. Cuba has a tropical climate with year-round sunshine.
    古巴属于热带气候，终年阳光明媚。
28. These two regions differ greatly in climate.
    这两个地区气候差异很大。
29. The climate is very dry in the desert area.
    沙漠地区气候很干燥。
30. With the changes in the world's climate, dinosaurs died, but many smaller animals lived on. It was the survival of the fittest.
    随着世界气候的变迁，恐龙绝迹了，但许多较小的动物却继续活了下来。这就是适者生存。