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jungle

jungle /ˈʤʌŋgəl/ noun
plural jungles
jungle
/ˈʤʌŋgəl/
noun
plural jungles
Learner's definition of JUNGLE
[count]
: a tropical forest where plants and trees grow very thickly(热带)丛林,密林
: a harsh or dangerous place or situation in which people struggle to survive or succeed弱肉强食的地方;竞争激烈残酷之处
: a confusing or complex mixture of things乱七八糟的一丛;杂乱的一堆

the law of the jungle

see law
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5317 COCA: 4507

jungle

noun

jun·​gle ˈjəŋ-gəl How to pronounce jungle (audio)
often attributive
1
a
: an impenetrable thicket or tangled mass of tropical vegetation
b
: a tract overgrown with thickets or masses of vegetation
2
a(1)
: a confused or disordered mass of objects : jumble
(2)
: something that baffles or frustrates by its tangled or complex character : maze
the jungle of housing laws Bernard Taper
b
: a place of ruthless struggle for survival
the city is a jungle where no one is safe after dark Stuart Chase
3
: electronic dance music that combines elements of techno, reggae, and hip-hop and is marked especially by an extremely fast beat
4
: a hobo camp
junglelike adjective
jungly adjective

Example Sentences

life in the corporate jungle It's hard to succeed in the business world. It's a jungle out there. a jungle of environmental laws
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Word History

Etymology

Hindi jaṅgal & Urdu jangal forest, from Sanskrit jaṅgala desert region

First Known Use

1776, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

Time Traveler
The first known use of jungle was in 1776
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5317 COCA: 4507
jungle

noun

ADJECTIVE | JUNGLE + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEdense, impenetrable, thick茂密的叢林;難以穿越的叢林lush茂密的叢林the lush jungles of the Yucatan Peninsula尤卡坦半島上葱鬱繁茂的叢林tropical熱帶叢林concrete, urban (both figurative) 混凝土/城市叢林This outback area is a far cry from the city's concrete jungle.這個內陸地區和混凝土叢林般的城市大不相同。JUNGLE + NOUNcanopy叢林林冠層warfare叢林戰gym (= climbing frame for children) (NAmE) (兒童娛樂玩耍的)攀爬架PREPOSITIONin jungle在叢林中a temple deep in the jungle叢林深處的一座寺廟through jungle穿過叢林They hacked their way through dense jungle.他們在茂密的叢林中闢出一條路來。

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