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单词 jungle
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junglenoun

uk/ˈdʒʌŋ.ɡəl/us/ˈdʒʌŋ.ɡəl/

jungle noun (FOREST)

B1 [ C or U ] a tropical forest in which trees and plants grow very closely together:

The Yanomami people live in the South American jungle.
Either side of the river is dense, impenetrable jungle.

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  • We landed at a tiny airstrip in the middle of the jungle.
  • He spent a year in the jungle, observing how deforestation is affecting local tribes.
  • She gave a thrilling account of her life in the jungle.
  • A gravel road leads through the jungle and up into the Andes.
  • The lion is often called the king of the jungle.

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Forestry

  • afforestation
  • arborist
  • brushwood
  • cut sth down
  • deforestation
  • fell
  • flitch
  • forested
  • forester
  • glade
  • grove
  • logging
  • logjam
  • old growth
  • ranger
  • saw sth down
  • spinney
  • the timberline
  • tree-lined
  • wooded

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jungle noun (UNTIDY PLACE)

[ S ] an uncontrolled or confusing mass of things:

Our garden is a real jungle.
a jungle of electronic equipment

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Dirt & untidiness

  • a dog's breakfast idiom
  • bloodstain
  • blot
  • clutter
  • contaminant
  • contaminate
  • defile
  • filthiness
  • fleck
  • grime
  • gunge
  • gunk
  • muck
  • pollutant
  • slob
  • slovenly
  • slut
  • smear
  • smudge
  • speck

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jungle noun (SITUATION)

[ S ] informal a situation in which it is difficult to succeed because a lot of people are competing against each other:

You've got to be determined in this life - it's a jungle out there, kid.

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Competing and contending (non-sporting)

  • cat
  • challenge
  • close-run
  • competitive
  • contend
  • contender
  • contest
  • contestant
  • entry
  • go in for sth
  • one-upmanship
  • pit sb/sth against sb/sth
  • pit your wits against sb/sth idiom
  • play cat and mouse idiom
  • play sb/sth off against sb/sth
  • race
  • rivalry
  • scramble
  • square
  • try out for sth

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Experiencing difficulties

jungle noun (MUSIC)

[ U ] a type of popular dance music with an extremely fast rhythm and a low range of musical notes

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Pop, rock & soul

  • agit-pop
  • band
  • bhangra
  • blue-eyed soul
  • boy band
  • dub
  • Europop
  • gangsta rap
  • goth
  • grunge
  • hard rock
  • heavy metal
  • pop group
  • punk rock
  • rap
  • rock and roll
  • rock chick
  • rocker
  • sampler
  • trance

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Types of music
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