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tributary

英 [ˈtrɪbjətri]

美 [ˈtrɪbjəteri]

n.  (流入大河或湖泊的)支流
adj.  支流的; (需向…)进贡的; 附庸的; 辅助的

复数:tributaries 

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BNC.14971 / COCA.11428

牛津词典

    noun

    • (流入大河或湖泊的)支流
      a river or stream that flows into a larger river or a lake

      柯林斯词典

      • N-COUNT 支流
        Atributaryis a stream or river that flows into a larger one.
        1. ...the Napo river, a tributary of the Amazon.
          纳波河,亚马孙河的一条支流
        2. …a small tributary river.
          一条小支流

      英英释义

      noun

      adj

      • tending to bring about
        1. working conditions are not conducive to productivity
        2. the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city
        3. a contributory factor
        Synonym:conducivecontributing(a)contributivecontributory
      • paying tribute
        1. a tributary colony
      • (of a stream) flowing into a larger stream

        双语例句

        • The Missouri River is the chief tributary of the Mississippi.
          密苏里河是密西西比河的主要支流。
        • A natural stream of water smaller than a river ( and often a tributary of a river).
          水量小过河流的自然水流,常常充当河流的支流。
        • I went up the tributary instead of sticking to the river.
          我不走大河,而是沿着支流而上。
        • A river in northeastern Kansas; flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River.
          堪萨斯州东北的一条河流;东流成为密苏里河的一条支流。
        • I planned a series of walks along the indre, a lesser tributary of the loire.
          我计划沿着安德尔河&卢瓦尔河的一条较小的支流,作一系列散步。
        • Fishermen in the Hafar Canal, a shallow tributary of the Euphrates River.
          渔夫在幼发拉底河一条狭窄的水道&哈法尔水道中。
        • A consortium of nine companies has won the right to build a hydroelectric dam on a tributary of the Amazon in Brazil.
          一个由九个公司组成的财团赢得了在巴西亚马逊河某支流建设一座水力发电大坝的权利。
        • A tributary of the Ohio River.
          俄亥俄河的一条支流。
        • Maotiao River as a tributary of Wujiang River, which had been entirely exploited also the first since1960s.
          调查了我国第一条全流域梯级水电开发的河流&猫跳河中梯级水库对磷的拦截效应。
        • Historically, China has preferred hierarchical, tributary relationships with lesser powers to outright territorial conquest.
          从历史上看,中国更喜欢与较小国家保持等级森严的进贡关系,而不是彻底的领土征服。