jungle
US /ˈdʒʌŋ.ɡəl/
UK /ˈdʒʌŋ.ɡəl/
1.
叢林, 熱帶雨林
an area of land in a hot country where trees and plants grow very closely together
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The explorers ventured deep into the dense jungle.
探險家們深入茂密的叢林。
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Many exotic animals live in the Amazon jungle.
許多珍稀動物生活在亞馬遜叢林中。
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叢林, 殘酷的競爭環境
a place or situation where people are competing in a ruthless and uncontrolled way
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It's a concrete jungle out there, you have to be tough to survive.
外面是個鋼筋水泥的叢林，你必須堅強才能生存。
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The corporate world can be a real jungle.
企業界可能是一個真正的叢林。