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clime

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++clime /klaɪm/ noun [countable usually plural] literary  WEATHERa place that has a particular type of climate 〔有某种气候的〕地带,地区 sunnier climes 阳光更为充足的地区
Examples from the Corpus
climeCreatures born in the rugged environments of arctic climes must deal with the unpredictable variations that nature is always throwing at them.In the next year, the 49ers will be looking for a new camp in one of the more moderate climes.They retired to sunnier climes.Yet they can only survive in warm or temperate climes, and it would be to their advantage to grow bigger.Lamb seems a natural choice in the winter clime.
Origin clime (1500-1600) Late Latin clima; → CLIMATE
clime nounChinese
that a place particular of Corpus climate type a has


clime
clime /klaɪm/ noun [countable usually plural] literary
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Late Latin
 Origin: clima; climate
a place that has a particular type of climate:
    sunnier climes


climeBrE /klaɪm/ 🔊NAmE /klaɪm/ 🔊 noun [usually plural] (literary or humorous) a country with a particular kind of climate (具有某种气候的)地区,地带;气候带I'm heading for sunnier climes next month. 我下个月要去阳光比较明媚的地区。🔊🔊