tributary

noun

1. （流入大河或湖泊的）支流
   a river or stream that flows into a larger river or a lake

1. N-COUNT 支流
   A tributary is a stream or river that flows into a larger one.
   1. ...the Napo river, a tributary of the Amazon.
      纳波河，亚马孙河的一条支流
   2. …a small tributary river.
      一条小支流

1. a small tributary river.
   一条小支流
2. The principality became tributary to the Ottoman Empire during16th century.
   这个公国在16世纪成为了奥斯曼帝国的附属国。
3. This is a tributary of Zhujiang River.
   这是珠江的一条支流。
4. A river in Alabama that flows southwestward to become a tributary of the mobile river.
   阿拉巴马州内的一条河流，南流形成木比耳河的一条支流。
5. The Tekes river is the biggest tributary of the Ili river.
   特克斯河是伊犁河的第一大支流。
6. One of the many tributary canals that came twisting inland from the Gambia river.
   由冈比亚河蜿蜒流入内地的许多支渠之一。
7. A river in southeastern France; a tributary of the Rhone.
   位于法国东南的一条河流；罗纳河的一条支流。
8. I planned a series of walks along the indre, a lesser tributary of the loire.
   我计划沿着安德尔河&卢瓦尔河的一条较小的支流，作一系列散步。
9. The main urban area locates in the north of Hun River, a major tributary of the Liao River.
   主要市区位于柬埔寨北部的河，主要支流辽河。
10. A natural stream of water smaller than a river ( and often a tributary of a river).
    水量小过河流的自然水流，常常充当河流的支流。
11. Several rivers are tributary to the Ganges.
    有好几条河都是恒河的支流。
12. Fascist in China is a small tributary of this stream.
    中国的法西斯主义是这股逆流的弱小支流。
13. Historically, China has preferred hierarchical, tributary relationships with lesser powers to outright territorial conquest.
    从历史上看，中国更喜欢与较小国家保持等级森严的进贡关系，而不是彻底的领土征服。
14. Cultural Connotation of the Tributary System of East Asia& Compared with Western Colonial System
    东亚朝贡体系的文化内涵&与西方殖民体系的比较
15. Maotiao River as a tributary of Wujiang River, which had been entirely exploited also the first since1960s.
    调查了我国第一条全流域梯级水电开发的河流&猫跳河中梯级水库对磷的拦截效应。
16. Sai Yuen tributary of the named Yu River, originating from the north Funing County Nie mouth.
    西源支流名为渝河，发源于抚宁县聂口北。
17. The Missouri River is the chief tributary of the Mississippi.
    密苏里河是密西西比河的主要支流。
18. A tributary of the Columbia River.
    哥伦比亚河的一条支流。
19. A consortium of nine companies has won the right to build a hydroelectric dam on a tributary of the Amazon in Brazil.
    一个由九个公司组成的财团赢得了在巴西亚马逊河某支流建设一座水力发电大坝的权利。
20. A river in northeastern Kansas; flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River.
    堪萨斯州东北的一条河流；东流成为密苏里河的一条支流。
21. The Historical Legacy of Tributary System and Its Influence on Relations between China and Its Circumjacent Countries
    朝贡体系的历史遗产及其对中国与周边国家关系的影响
22. A tributary of the Mississippi River.
    密西西比河的一条支流。
23. A tributary of the Platte River.
    普拉特河的一条支流。
24. Guiyang is on a tributary of the Wu River in the center of the Guizhou province.
    贵阳位于乌江支流上，居贵州省的正中央。
25. A tributary of the Missouri River.
    密苏里河的一条支流。
26. Wusongkou injection in the Yangtze River, the Yangtze River into the sea before the last tributary.
    在吴淞口注入长江，是长江入海之前的最后一条支流。
27. Fishermen in the Hafar Canal, a shallow tributary of the Euphrates River.
    渔夫在幼发拉底河一条狭窄的水道&哈法尔水道中。
28. A tributary of the Ohio River.
    俄亥俄河的一条支流。
29. Tianwan river is a medium sized River in Shimian and Kangding counties in Sichuan province, which is the first tributary on the right bank of Dadu river.
    田湾河是位于四川省石棉县和康定县境内的一条中型河流，为大渡河右岸的一级支流。
30. I went up the tributary instead of sticking to the river.
    我不走大河，而是沿着支流而上。

noun

1. a branch that flows into the main stream

   Synonym:    feederconfluentaffluent

adj

1. tending to bring about
   1. working conditions are not conducive to productivity
   2. the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city
   3. a contributory factor

   Synonym:    conducivecontributing(a)contributivecontributory

2. paying tribute
   1. a tributary colony

3. (of a stream) flowing into a larger stream