jungle

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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jun·gle /ˈdʒʌŋɡəl/ ●●○ noun  1  [countable, uncountable]TAFDN a thick tropical forest with many large plants growing very close together (热带)丛林 the Amazon jungle 亚马孙丛林► see thesaurus at forest2  [singular]COMPETE WITH/TRY TO BEAT a situation in which it is difficult to become successful or get what you want, especially because a lot of people are competing with each other 竞争激烈的情形〔尤因竞争者众多〕 the media jungle 弱肉强食的传媒界3  [singular]UNTIDY something that is very untidy, complicated, or confusing 杂乱无章的一堆，乱七八糟的一丛jungle of a jungle of freeways and highways 杂乱交错的高速公路和公路4. [uncountable] a type of very fast dance music 丛林音乐〔一种快速舞蹈音乐〕 → concrete jungle, → law of the jungle at law(8)

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jungle• I don't see New York as some awful jungle.From Longman Business Dictionaryjunglejun‧gle /ˈdʒʌŋgəl/ noun [singular] a situation in which a lot of people or businesses are competing with each other in a very determined wayWithout the free publicity, the firm would be lost in the jungle of TV advertising.Origin jungle (1700-1800) Hindi jangal “forest”, from Sanskrit jangala

jun·gle nounChineseSyllable  

tropical Business a with large forest many thick plants Corpus

jungle
jun‧gle /ˈdʒʌŋɡəl/ noun1. [uncountable and countable] a thick tropical forest with many large plants growing very close together:
    the Amazon jungle
2. [singular] a situation in which it is difficult to become successful or get what you want, especially because a lot of people are competing with each other:
    the media jungle
3. [singular] something that is very untidy, complicated, or confusing
    jungle of
    a jungle of freeways and highways
4. [uncountable] a type of very fast dance music
⇨ concrete jungle, ⇨ law of the jungle at law(8)

jun·gleBrE /ˈdʒʌŋɡl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdʒʌŋɡl/ 🔊 noun [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。🔊🔊 [singular] an unfriendly or dangerous place or situation, especially one where it is very difficult to be successful or to trust anyone 尔虞我诈的环境；危险地带◆It's a jungle out there—you've got to be strong to succeed. 那是个弱肉强食的地方，要成功就得是强者。🔊🔊  ➡  see also concrete jungle (also ˈjungle music) [uncountable] a type of electronic dance music developed in Britain in the early 1990s, which has a fast drum beat and a strong slower bass1 (1) beat 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）●the ˌlaw of the ˈjunglea situation in which people are prepared to harm other people in order to succeed 丛林法则；弱肉强食