jungle

noun

/ˈdʒʌŋɡl/

Idioms

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[uncountable, countable] an area of tropical forest where trees and plants grow very thickly
- The area was covered in dense jungle.
- the jungles of South-East Asia
- jungle warfare
- Our garden is a complete jungle.
Extra Examples
- a temple deep in the Brazilian jungle
- the lush jungles of the Yucatán Peninsula
Topics Geographyb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- dense
- impenetrable
- thick
- …
jungle + noun
- canopy
- warfare
- gym
- …
preposition
- in jungle
- through jungle
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[singular] a dangerous or unfriendly place or situation, especially one where it is very difficult to be successful or to trust anyone
- It's a jungle out there—you've got to be strong to succeed.
see also concrete jungleTopics Dangerc2
(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 beatTopics Musicc2

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
- These criminal gangs only recognize the law of the jungle.
Topics Successc2

单词	jungle
释义	jungle noun /ˈdʒʌŋɡl/ /ˈdʒʌŋɡl/ Idioms jump to other results [uncountable, countable] an area of tropical forest where trees and plants grow very thickly The area was covered in dense jungle. the jungles of South-East Asia jungle warfare Our garden is a complete jungle. Extra Examples a temple deep in the Brazilian jungle the lush jungles of the Yucatán Peninsula Topics Geographyb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective dense impenetrable thick … jungle + noun canopy warfare gym … preposition in jungle through jungle See full entry [singular] a dangerous or unfriendly place or situation, especially one where it is very difficult to be successful or to trust anyone It's a jungle out there—you've got to be strong to succeed. see also concrete jungleTopics Dangerc2 (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 beatTopics Musicc2 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 These criminal gangs only recognize the law of the jungle. Topics Successc2
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