jungle

jungle

英 ['dʒʌŋg(ə)l]
　　美 ['dʒʌŋɡl]

n. 叢林，密林；危險地帶
　　adj. 叢林的；蠻荒的

中文詞源：

jungle 叢林

來自印度語jangal,森林，荒漠，無人居住的土地。現多用於比喻義指水泥叢林，鋼鐵叢林。

例句：

1. "Orchards would take the place of the jungle," he rhapsodized.
“要讓這片叢林成為果園，”他無比興奮地說。

2. If you make aggression pay, this becomes the law of the jungle.
如果你通過侵略謀取利益，這就成瞭弱肉強食。

3. It held more mystery than even the darkest jungle.
它甚至比最黑暗的叢林還更令人感到神秘。

4. Social security law and procedure remain a jungle of complex rules.
有關社會保障的法律和程序仍舊是個充滿錯綜復雜的規則的危險領域。

5. Domestic chickens are descended from jungle fowl of Southeast Asia.
傢雞是由東南亞原雞演變而來的。