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

• a branch that flows into the main stream
  Synonym:feederconfluentaffluent

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

• A river in Alabama that flows southwestward to become a tributary of the mobile river.
  阿拉巴马州内的一条河流，南流形成木比耳河的一条支流。
• 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 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。
• A tributary of the Missouri River.
  密苏里河的一条支流。
• A tributary of the Mississippi River.
  密西西比河的一条支流。
• Cultural Connotation of the Tributary System of East Asia& Compared with Western Colonial System
  东亚朝贡体系的文化内涵&与西方殖民体系的比较
• One of the many tributary canals that came twisting inland from the Gambia river.
  由冈比亚河蜿蜒流入内地的许多支渠之一。
• Fascist in China is a small tributary of this stream.
  中国的法西斯主义是这股逆流的弱小支流。
• 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。