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rainforest
ˈrain ˌforest , rain‧for‧est /ˈreɪnfɒrəst, ˈreɪnfɒrɪst $ -fɔː-, -fɑː-/ noun [uncountable and countable]
a tropical forest with tall trees that are very close together, growing in an area where it rains a lot:
    the destruction of the rain forest


rain·for·estBrE /ˈreɪnfɒrɪst/ 🔊NAmE /ˈreɪnfɔːrɪst/ 🔊, /ˈreɪnfɑːrɪst/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable] a thick forest in tropical parts of the world that have a lot of rain (热带)雨林the Amazon rainforest亚马孙雨林   compare cloud forest