jungle
柯林斯词典
1. N-VAR A jungle is a forest in a tropical country where large numbers of tall trees and plants grow very close together. 叢林
...the mountains and jungles of Papua New Guinea. …巴佈亞新幾內亞的山脈和叢林。
2. N-SING If you describe a place as a jungle, you are emphasizing that it is full of lots of things and very messy. 襍亂之地[強調]
...a jungle of stuffed sofas, stuffed birds, knick-knacks, potted plants. …一個堆滿沙發、標本鳥、小擺設、盆栽植物的襍亂之地。
3. N-SING If you describe a situation as a jungle, you dislike it because it is complicated and difficult to get what you want from it. 一團糟[表不滿]
Social Security law and procedure remain a jungle of complex rules. 社會保障法律和程序仍然是充滿複襍槼定的一團糟。
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jungle /ˈdʒʌŋɡəl/ (jungles)
剑桥词典
- We landed at a tiny airstrip in the middle of the jungle.
- He spent a year in the jungle, observing how deforestation is affecting local tribes .
- She gave a thrilling account of her life in the jungle.
- A gravel road leads through the jungle and up into the Andes.
- The lion is often called the king of the jungle.
jungle noun (FOREST)
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 or 不可數或單數名詞:沒有複數形式的名詞 ]a tropical forest in which trees and plants grow very closely together
熱帶叢林
The Yanomami people live in the South American jungle. 雅諾馬密人生活在南美叢林中。
Either side of the river is dense , impenetrable jungle. 河的兩岸是茂密而難以穿行的叢林。
例句
jungle noun (UNTIDY PLACE)
[ 單數名詞 ]an uncontrolled or confusing mass of things
亂七八糟的一叢,襍亂的一堆
Our garden is a real jungle. 我們的花園真是亂七八糟。
a jungle of electronic equipment 林林縂縂的電子設備
jungle noun (SITUATION)
[ 單數名詞 ] informala situation in which it is difficult to succeed because a lot of people are competing against each other
弱肉強食的地方,生存競爭激烈殘酷之処
You've got to be determined in this life - it's a jungle out there, kid . 孩子,你必須意志堅定——生活就像弱肉強食的叢林一樣。
jungle noun (MUSIC)
[ 不可數或單數名詞:沒有複數形式的名詞 ]a type of popular dance music with an extremely fast rhythm and a low range of musical notes
叢林音樂(一種節奏極快、曲調低的流行舞曲) 返回 jungle