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

• 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。
• The main urban area locates in the north of Hun River, a major tributary of the Liao River.
  主要市区位于柬埔寨北部的河，主要支流辽河。
• Guiyang is on a tributary of the Wu River in the center of the Guizhou province.
  贵阳位于乌江支流上，居贵州省的正中央。
• 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。
• 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 river in southeastern France; a tributary of the Rhone.
  位于法国东南的一条河流；罗纳河的一条支流。
• A tributary of the Ohio River.
  俄亥俄河的一条支流。
• 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。
• The Historical Legacy of Tributary System and Its Influence on Relations between China and Its Circumjacent Countries
  朝贡体系的历史遗产及其对中国与周边国家关系的影响
• The principality became tributary to the Ottoman Empire during16th century.
  这个公国在16世纪成为了奥斯曼帝国的附属国。