an area of land overgrown with dense forest and tangled vegetation, typically in the tropics
(尤指热带的)丛林地带
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we set off into the jungle 我们出发进入丛林地带
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[mass noun]
the lakes are hidden in dense jungle .湖泊隐藏在浓密的丛林中。
a wild tangled mass of vegetation or other things
杂乱的野生草木丛;杂乱无章的一堆
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the garden was a jungle of bluebells .花园里长满了杂乱的野风信子。
a situation or place of bewildering complexity or brutal competitiveness
错综复杂的情形(或地方);激烈而残酷的竞争状态(或场所)
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it's a jungle out there .那里是一个弱肉强食的世界。
(亦作
丛林乐(一种融合拉加即兴曲,希普霍普和硬核音乐元素的舞曲,由几乎独有的,极快速的电子鼓声道和较慢的合成低音和声组成,起源于20世纪90年代早期的英国)。比较<Bold>DRUM AND BASS</Bold>.
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the law of the jungle the principle that those who are strong and apply ruthless self-interest will be most successful 丛林法则,弱肉强食的法则
"late 18th cent.: via Hindi from Sanskrit