- [uncountable, countable]
an area of tropical forest where trees and plants grow very thickly (热带)丛林,密林 The area was covered in dense jungle. 这个地区丛林密布。 the jungles of South-East Asia 东南亚热带丛林 jungle warfare 丛林战 Our garden is a complete jungle. 我们的花园杂草丛生。
Extra ExamplesTopics Geographyb1a temple deep in the Brazilian jungle 巴西丛林深处的一座寺庙 the lush jungles of the Yucatán Peninsula 尤卡坦半岛郁郁葱葱的丛林
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dense
- impenetrable
- thick
- …
- canopy
- warfare
- gym
- …
- in jungle
- through jungle
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a dangerous or unfriendly place or situation, especially one where it is very difficult to be successful or to trust anyone see also concrete jungleTopics Dangerc2尔虞我诈的环境;危险地带 - (also jungle music)[uncountable]
a type of electronic dance music developed in the UK in the early 1990s, which has a fast drum beat and a strong slower bass beat Topics Musicc2丛林音乐(20 世纪 90 年代初兴起于英国的一种电子舞曲,以快速的鼓点节拍和稍缓慢的重低音节奏为特点)
Word Originlate 18th cent.: via Hindi from Sanskrit jāṅgala ‘rough and arid (terrain)’.
Idioms
the law of the jungle
a situation in which people are prepared to harm other people in order to succeed 丛林法则;弱肉强食 These criminal gangs only recognize the law of the jungle. 这些犯罪团伙只承认弱肉强食。