jungle
n.丛林；激烈的竞争场合 a.丛林的，蛮荒的
释义2：
jungle
/ 5dVQNɡl /
◙ noun1. an area of land overgrown with dense forest and tangled vegetation, typically in the tropics• （尤指热带的）丛林地带 »we set off into the jungle. 我们出发潜入丛林地带。 »[mass noun] the lakes are hidden in dense jungle. 湖泊隐藏在浓密的丛林中。 a wild tangled mass of vegetation or other things• 乱七八糟的一丛野生草木；杂乱无章的一堆 »the garden was a jungle of bluebells. 花园里长满了杂乱的野风信子。 a situation or place of bewildering complexity or brutal competitiveness• 错综复杂的情形（或地方）；弱肉强食的状况（或地方） »it's a jungle out there. 外面的世界是弱肉强食。2. (也作 jungle music)[mass noun] a style of dance music incorporating elements of ragga, hip hop, and hard core and consisting almost exclusively of very fast electronic drum tracks and slower synthesized bass lines, originating in Britain in the early 1990s• 丛林乐（一种融合拉加即兴曲，希普霍普和硬核音乐元素的舞曲，由几乎独有的，极快速的电子鼓声道和较慢的合成低音和声组成，起源于20世纪90年代早期的英国）。--› compare
drum and bass 【IDIOMS】
◘ the law of the jungle1. the principle that those who are strong and apply ruthless self-interest will be most successful• 弱肉强食原则【派生】
♦ jungled adjective◘ junglist noun & adjective （限义项 2）
◘ jungly adjective junglier, jungliest【语源】
1. late 18th cent.: via Hindi from Sanskrit jāṅgala 'rough and arid (terrain')
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