jungle

US: /ˈdʒəŋɡəɫ/
UK: /d‍ʒˈʌŋɡə‍l/


English Vietnamese dictionary


jungle /'ʤʌɳgl/
  • danh từ
    • rừng nhiệt đới
    • khu đất hoang mọc đầy bụi rậm
    • mớ hỗn độn
    • (định ngữ) ở rừng ((thường) trong từ ghép)

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
1 [U, C] an area of tropical forest where trees and plants grow very thickly: The area was covered in dense jungle. + the jungles of South-East Asia + jungle warfare + Our garden is a complete jungle.
2 [sing.] an unfriendly or dangerous place or situation, especially one where it is very difficult to be successful or to trust anyone: It's a jungle out there-you've got to be strong to succeed.
See also - CONCRETE JUNGLE
3 (also jungle music) [U] a type of popular dance music developed in Britain in the early 1990s, with fast music and spoken words about life in cities
Idioms see LAW

Collocation dictionary


ADJ.

dense, impenetrable, thick | tropical | concrete, urban
(figurative) This outback area is a far cry from the city's concrete jungle.

JUNGLE + NOUN

warfare

PREP.

in ~
a temple deep in the Brazilian jungle
| through ~
They hacked their way through dense jungle.


Concise English dictionary


jungles'dʒʌŋgl
noun
+an impenetrable equatorial forest
+a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
+a place where hoboes camp