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

• Historically, China has preferred hierarchical, tributary relationships with lesser powers to outright territorial conquest.
  从历史上看，中国更喜欢与较小国家保持等级森严的进贡关系，而不是彻底的领土征服。
• A tributary of the Platte River.
  普拉特河的一条支流。
• 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 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 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。
• Several rivers are tributary to the Ganges.
  有好几条河都是恒河的支流。
• The Tekes river is the biggest tributary of the Ili river.
  特克斯河是伊犁河的第一大支流。
• 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
• 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。