| 单词 | jungle |
| 释义 | jungle —jungled, adj. /jung"geuhl/, n. 1. a wild land overgrown with dense vegetation, often nearly impenetrable, esp. tropical vegetation or a tropical rain forest. 2. a tract of such land. 3. a wilderness of dense overgrowth; a piece of swampy, thickset forestland. 4. any confused mass or agglomeration of objects; jumble: a jungle of wrecked automobiles. 5. something that baffles or perplexes; maze: a jungle of legal double-talk. 6. a scene of violence and struggle for survival: The neglected prison was a jungle for its inmates. 7. a place or situation of ruthless competition: the advertising jungle. 8. Slang. a hobo camp. [1770-80; < Hindi jangal < Pali, Prakrit jangala rough, waterless place] |
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