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 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 Ohio River.
  俄亥俄河的一条支流。
• A tributary of the Missouri River.
  密苏里河的一条支流。
• Wusongkou injection in the Yangtze River, the Yangtze River into the sea before the last tributary.
  在吴淞口注入长江，是长江入海之前的最后一条支流。
• This is a tributary of Zhujiang River.
  这是珠江的一条支流。
• 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。
• 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 tributary of the Columbia River.
  哥伦比亚河的一条支流。
• 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。
• 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