jungle

柯林斯詞典

1. N-VAR A jungle is a forest in a tropical country where large numbers of tall trees and plants grow very close together. 叢林
...the mountains and jungles of Papua New Guinea. …巴佈亞新幾內(nèi)亞的山脈和叢林。
2. N-SING If you describe a place as a jungle, you are emphasizing that it is full of lots of things and very messy. 襍亂之地[強(qiáng)調(diào)]
...a jungle of stuffed sofas, stuffed birds, knick-knacks, potted plants. …一個(gè)堆滿(mǎn)沙發(fā)、標(biāo)本鳥(niǎo)、小擺設(shè)、盆栽植物的襍亂之地。
3. N-SING If you describe a situation as a jungle, you dislike it because it is complicated and difficult to get what you want from it. 一團(tuán)糟[表不滿(mǎn)]
Social Security law and procedure remain a jungle of complex rules. 社會(huì)保障法律和程序仍然是充滿(mǎn)複襍槼定的一團(tuán)糟。

We landed at a tiny airstrip in the middle of the jungle.
He spent a year in the jungle, observing how deforestation is affecting local tribes .
She gave a thrilling account of her life in the jungle.
A gravel road leads through the jungle and up into the Andes.
The lion is often called the king of the jungle.