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jungles

UK //ˈdʒʌŋɡəlz//US //ˈdʒʌŋɡəlz//

词源

源自印地语 'jangal'(意为荒野或未开垦的土地),后通过葡萄牙语 'jungle' 进入英语。

noun

❶ 指热带或亚热带地区茂密的森林,植被繁茂,通常有高大的树木、藤蔓和丰富的动植物种类。

“The Amazon jungles are home to countless species of animals.”

(亚马逊丛林是无数动物物种的家园。)

“They got lost in the dense jungles of Southeast Asia.”

(他们在东南亚茂密的丛林中迷路了。)

❶ 比喻复杂、混乱或竞争激烈的环境,如商业或社会领域。

“The business world can be a jungle of competition.”

(商业世界可能是竞争激烈的丛林。)

“Navigating the jungle of bureaucracy is not easy.”

(在官僚主义的丛林中穿行并不容易。)

同义词:forest, wilderness, rainforest, thicket, underbrush

常见短语

concrete jungle — 指高楼林立的城市环境,比喻城市生活的冷漠和拥挤。

“New York City is often called a concrete jungle.”

(纽约市常被称为混凝土丛林。)

law of the jungle — 指弱肉强食的法则,形容竞争激烈、没有规则的环境。

“In some industries, it's the law of the jungle.”

(在某些行业,这就是弱肉强食的法则。)