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 tributary of the Columbia River.
  哥伦比亚河的一条支流。
• Several rivers are tributary to the Ganges.
  有好几条河都是恒河的支流。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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 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 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 tributary of the Mississippi River.
  密西西比河的一条支流。