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

• I planned a series of walks along the indre, a lesser tributary of the loire.
  我计划沿着安德尔河&卢瓦尔河的一条较小的支流，作一系列散步。
• Several rivers are tributary to the Ganges.
  有好几条河都是恒河的支流。
• I went up the tributary instead of sticking to the river.
  我不走大河，而是沿着支流而上。
• a small tributary river.
  一条小支流
• 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 Missouri River is the chief tributary of the Mississippi.
  密苏里河是密西西比河的主要支流。
• 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。
• A tributary of the Columbia River.
  哥伦比亚河的一条支流。
• Maotiao River as a tributary of Wujiang River, which had been entirely exploited also the first since1960s.
  调查了我国第一条全流域梯级水电开发的河流&猫跳河中梯级水库对磷的拦截效应。
• The principality became tributary to the Ottoman Empire during16th century.
  这个公国在16世纪成为了奥斯曼帝国的附属国。