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zonal + noun
zonal 作定语，表示“按地带划分的；分区的”，常修饰 distribution、pattern 等名词。
The researchers studied the zonal distribution of plant species.
研究人员研究了植物物种的地带性分布。
地带的；带状的；分区的
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地带的；带状的；分区的
relating to or forming a zone; divided into zones
The researchers studied the zonal distribution of plant species.
研究人员研究了植物物种的地带性分布。
分区的；分成地带的。
Divided into zones.
与区域相关的；类似区域的。
Related to, associated with, or similar to zones.
大致纵向的(从东到西或从西到东)。
roughly longitudinal (east to west, or west to east)
The zonal map shows the city's districts by color.
分区地图用颜色显示城市各区。
Researchers studied the zonal differences in temperature across the region.
研究人员研究了该地区各地带之间的温差。
The garden is divided into zonal areas for different plants.
花园被划分为不同植物的带状区域。
zonal 作定语，表示“按地带划分的；分区的”，常修饰 distribution、pattern 等名词。
The researchers studied the zonal distribution of plant species.
研究人员研究了植物物种的地带性分布。
作表语时说明某事物具有地带性特征，句子主语通常指自然或地理现象。
In this climate, vegetation patterns are clearly zonal.
在这种气候下，植被格局明显呈地带性。
Not this
The tropical zonal has rich biodiversity.
Use this
The tropical zone has rich biodiversity.
Zonal 是形容词，意为“地带的/分区的”，不能当名词表示“地带”；表示具体区域应用名词 zone。
Not this
The city is zonal into residential and commercial areas.
Use this
The city is zoned into residential and commercial areas.
表达“把…分区”时应用动词 zone，过去分词为 zoned；zonal 是形容词，不能作谓语动词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
纬向气流
The zonal flow has strengthened this week.
本周纬向气流有所增强。
区域防守
The team uses zonal marking for corners.
该队发角球时采用区域防守。
纬向平均
The zonal average of sea surface temperature is computed monthly.
每月计算海表温度的纬向平均。
地带性植被
Zonal vegetation changes with latitude and altitude.
地带性植被随纬度和海拔而变化。
带状分布
The map shows the zonal distribution of rainfall.
这张地图显示了降水的带状分布。
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联想 zone（地带）加上 -al，就像地图上一块块分区，zonal 就是“地带的、分区的”。
语域：formal 常见场景：地理与气象、城市规划、医学 zonal 多用于正式或专业语境，指与地带、区域或分区相关的；日常口语中较少使用。
Genuine rhyme: tonal (/ˈtəʊnəl/) matches zonal's stressed /əʊnəl/ pattern. Lookalikes that do not rhyme: local (/ˈləʊkəl/), final (/ˈfaɪnəl/), signal (/ˈsɪɡnəl/) – the spelling ending -al/-nal is not reliable for the vowel or final consonant. Zone and zoned share the root /zəʊn/ but lack the /əl/ suffix, so they do not rhyme.
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