jungle
noun /ˈdʒʌŋɡl/
/ˈdʒʌŋɡl/
Idioms - [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。
Topics Geographyb1- a temple deep in the Brazilian jungle
巴西丛林深处的一座寺庙 - the lush jungles of the Yucatán Peninsula
尤卡坦半岛郁郁葱葱的丛林
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dense
- impenetrable
- thick
- …
- canopy
- warfare
- gym
- …
- in jungle
- through jungle
- The area was covered in dense jungle.
- [singular] a dangerous or unfriendly 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。
- It's a jungle out there—you've got to be strong to succeed.
- (also jungle music)[uncountable] a type of electronic dance music developed in the UK in the early 1990s, which has a fast drum beat and a strong slower bass 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）
词源late 18th cent.: via Hindi from Sanskrit jāṅgala ‘rough and arid (terrain)’.
Idioms
the law of the jungle
- a situation in which people are prepared to harm other people in order to succeed
丛林法则；弱肉强食 - These criminal gangs only recognize the law of the jungle.
这些犯罪团伙只承认弱肉强食。
- These criminal gangs only recognize the law of the jungle.