jungle

noun

1. （热带）丛林，密林
   an area of tropical forest where trees and plants grow very thickly
   1. The area was covered in dense jungle.
      这个地区丛林密布。
   2. the jungles of South-East Asia
      东南亚热带丛林
   3. jungle warfare
      丛林战
   4. Our garden is a complete jungle.
      我们的花园杂草丛生。
2. 尔虞我诈的环境；危险地带
   an unfriendly or dangerous place or situation, especially one where it is very difficult to be successful or to trust anyone
   1. 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。
3. 丛林音乐（20世纪90年代初发端于英国的一种流行快步舞曲，歌词多涉及城市生活）
   a type of popular dance music developed in Britain in the early 1990s, with fast music and spoken words about life in cities

1. N-VAR 热带丛林；密林
   A jungle is a forest in a tropical country where large numbers of tall trees and plants grow very close together.
   1. ...the mountains and jungles of Papua New Guinea...
      巴布亚新几内亚的山脉和丛林
   2. The mountain area is covered entirely in dense jungle.
      山区完全掩映在茂密的丛林中。
   3. ...a remote jungle area.
      偏远的丛林地带
2. N-SING 堆满东西的地方；杂乱无章的地方
   If you describe a place as a jungle, you are emphasizing that it is full of lots of things and very untidy.
   1. ...a jungle of stuffed birds, knick-knacks, potted plants.
      堆满了鸟类标本、小摆设和盆栽植物的乱七八糟的地方
3. N-SING 复杂困难的境况；尔虞我诈的环境
   If you describe a situation as a jungle, you dislike it because it is complicated and difficult to get what you want from it.
   1. Social security law and procedure remain a jungle of complex rules.
      有关社会保障的法律和程序仍旧是个充满错综复杂的规则的危险领域。
   2. ...the examination jungle.
      竞争激烈的考试
4. PHRASE 丛林法则；弱肉强食的原则
   If you refer to the law of the jungle, you are referring to a situation in which there are no laws or rules to govern the way that people behave and people use force to get what they want.
   1. If you make aggression pay, this becomes the law of the jungle...
      如果你通过侵略谋取利益，这就成了弱肉强食。
   2. The law of the jungle demands: kill or be killed.
      丛林法则要求的是：杀戮或者被杀。
5. 丛林音乐（一种有着快节奏鼓点的舞曲）
   Jungle is a style of dance music with a fast drum beat.

1. A helicopter landed in a clearing in the dense jungle.
   一架直升机降落在茂密丛林中的一片空地上。
2. The group has been living in a remote corner of the Cambodian jungle.
   该部落一直居住在柬埔寨的丛林深处。
3. Domestic chickens are descended from jungle fowl of Southeast Asia.
   家鸡是由东南亚原鸡演变而来的。
4. Her first major role was in Martin Scorsese's 'Goodfellas' and she followed this with a part in Spike Lee's 'Jungle Fever'.
   她主演的第一部影片是马丁·斯科塞斯的《好家伙》，之后接拍了斯派克·李的《丛林热》。
5. We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle.
   我们负责在丛林中开路。
6. It held more mystery than even the darkest jungle
   它甚至比最黑暗的丛林还更令人感到神秘。
7. The mountain area is covered entirely in dense jungle.
   山区完全掩映在茂密的丛林中。
8. Social security law and procedure remain a jungle of complex rules.
   有关社会保障的法律和程序仍旧是个充满错综复杂的规则的危险领域。
9. If you make aggression pay, this becomes the law of the jungle
   如果你通过侵略谋取利益，这就成了弱肉强食。
10. The law of the jungle demands: kill or be killed.
    丛林法则要求的是：杀戮或者被杀。
11. They trained in the jungle using live ammunition.
    他们在丛林中接受真枪实弹的训练。
12. You'll need no-nonsense boots for the jungle.
    你需要一双实用的靴子穿越丛林。
13. The road hugs the coast for hundreds of miles, the South China Sea on one side, jungle on the other.
    这条路依傍海岸绵延数百英里，一边是南中国海，另一边则是丛林。
14. 'Orchards would take the place of the jungle,' he rhapsodized.
    “要让这片丛林成为果园，”他无比兴奋地说。
15. The children were used as slave labour in gold mines in the jungle
    在丛林地带，儿童被用作开采金矿的苦役。
16. We went deep into the jungle.
    我们走进丛林深处。
17. This place is turning into a jungle already.
    这个地方已变得乱七八糟。
18. Don't venture into the jungle without a guide.
    没有向导，不要冒险到森林里去。
19. Tigers are found in the jungle of asia.
    在亚洲的丛林中有老虎。
20. In either direction they wobble over the jungle floor as far as the eye can see.
    无论什么方向，都能看到它们在丛林的地面上摇摇摆摆地爬行。
21. Lions and elephants are lords of the jungle.
    狮子和大象乃丛林之王。
22. I've let you push me around this jungle for, like, five hours.
    我让你在这丛林里推推搡搡走了五个小时了。
23. Goofy and the elephant are in the jungle.
    高飞和大象在丛林中。
24. You said you heard something in the jungle.
    你说你在丛林中听到什么了。
25. Once you be lost in the jungle, you can only do it yourself.
    如果你在丛林中迷路了，你就只有靠自己了。
26. We found you out in the jungle last night.
    昨晚我们在丛林里找到了你。
27. The jungle is home to a tiger and a lion.
    丛林是老虎和狮子的家。
28. He could stay here in the jungle with me.
    他可以和我呆在丛林中的。
29. Goofy and the elephant are in the jungle. they're looking for wild animals.
    高飞和大象在丛林中。他们在寻找野生动物。
30. I was dragged into the jungle by two men.
    我被两个男人拖进了丛林。

n.

the law of the jungle

• 丛林法则；弱肉强食
  a situation in which people are prepared to harm other people in order to succeed

noun

1. an impenetrable equatorial forest

2. a place where hoboes camp

   Synonym:    hobo camp

3. a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival