jungle

英 [ˈdʒʌŋɡl]

美 [ˈdʒʌŋɡl]

n.  (热带)丛林，密林; 尔虞我诈的环境; 危险地带; 丛林音乐(20世纪90年代初发端于英国的一种流行快步舞曲，歌词多涉及城市生活)

复数：jungles　

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Collins.2 / BNC.5317 / COCA.4507

习惯用语

n.

the law of the jungle
• 丛林法则；弱肉强食
  a situation in which people are prepared to harm other people in order to succeed

牛津词典

noun

• （热带）丛林，密林
  an area of tropical forest where trees and plants grow very thickly
  1. The area was covered in dense jungle.
     这个地区丛林密布。
  2. the jungles of South-East Asia
     东南亚热带丛林
  3. jungle warfare
     丛林战
  4. Our garden is a complete jungle.
     我们的花园杂草丛生。
• 尔虞我诈的环境；危险地带
  an unfriendly or dangerous place or situation, especially one where it is very difficult to be successful or to trust anyone
  1. It's a jungle out there─you've got to be strong to succeed.
     那是个弱肉强食的地方——要成功就得是强者。
• 丛林音乐（20世纪90年代初发端于英国的一种流行快步舞曲，歌词多涉及城市生活）
  a type of popular dance music developed in Britain in the early 1990s, with fast music and spoken words about life in cities

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 热带丛林；密林
  Ajungleis a forest in a tropical country where large numbers of tall trees and plants grow very close together.
  1. ...the mountains and jungles of Papua New Guinea...
     巴布亚新几内亚的山脉和丛林
  2. The mountain area is covered entirely in dense jungle.
     山区完全掩映在茂密的丛林中。
  3. ...a remote jungle area.
     偏远的丛林地带
• N-SING 堆满东西的地方；杂乱无章的地方
  If you describe a place asa jungle, you are emphasizing that it is full of lots of things and very untidy.
  1. ...a jungle of stuffed birds, knick-knacks, potted plants.
     堆满了鸟类标本、小摆设和盆栽植物的乱七八糟的地方
• N-SING 复杂困难的境况；尔虞我诈的环境
  If you describe a situation asa jungle, you dislike it because it is complicated and difficult to get what you want from it.
  1. Social security law and procedure remain a jungle of complex rules.
     有关社会保障的法律和程序仍旧是个充满错综复杂的规则的危险领域。
  2. ...the examination jungle.
     竞争激烈的考试
• PHRASE 丛林法则；弱肉强食的原则
  If you refer tothe law of the jungle, you are referring to a situation in which there are no laws or rules to govern the way that people behave and people use force to get what they want.
  1. If you make aggression pay, this becomes the law of the jungle...
     如果你通过侵略谋取利益，这就成了弱肉强食。
  2. The law of the jungle demands: kill or be killed.
     丛林法则要求的是：杀戮或者被杀。
• 丛林音乐（一种有着快节奏鼓点的舞曲）
  Jungleis a style of dance music with a fast drum beat.

英英释义

noun

• an impenetrable equatorial forest
• a place where hoboes camp
  Synonym:hobo camp
• a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival

双语例句

• The law of the jungle demands: kill or be killed.
  丛林法则要求的是：杀戮或者被杀。
• 'Orchards would take the place of the jungle,' he rhapsodized.
  “要让这片丛林成为果园，”他无比兴奋地说。
• Once you be lost in the jungle, you can only do it yourself.
  如果你在丛林中迷路了，你就只有靠自己了。
• This place is turning into a jungle already.
  这个地方已变得乱七八糟。
• Domestic chickens are descended from jungle fowl of Southeast Asia.
  家鸡是由东南亚原鸡演变而来的。
• Don't venture into the jungle without a guide.
  没有向导，不要冒险到森林里去。
• The road hugs the coast for hundreds of miles, the South China Sea on one side, jungle on the other.
  这条路依傍海岸绵延数百英里，一边是南中国海，另一边则是丛林。
• They trained in the jungle using live ammunition.
  他们在丛林中接受真枪实弹的训练。
• The mountain area is covered entirely in dense jungle.
  山区完全掩映在茂密的丛林中。
• He could stay here in the jungle with me.
  他可以和我呆在丛林中的。