tributary 详细解释

tributary

['tribjutəri]

adj.纳贡的, 从属的, 辅助的, 支流的
n.支流, 纳贡者, 属国

a.

1. 纳贡的, 附庸的, 从属的[(+to)]

a tributary nation

进贡国

2. 辅助的

3. 支流的

There was a tributary road near the end of the village.

村的尽头有条岔道。

n.[C]

1. 进贡国, 附庸国[(+to)]

2. 进贡者

3. 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。

词形变化

名词复数: tributaries |

词义辨析

同义参见:

branch  river  

英英释义

名词 tributary:

a branch that flows into the main stream

同义词:feeder, confluent, affluent

形容词 tributary:

of a stream; flowing into a larger stream

paying tribute

tending to bring about; being partly responsible for

同义词:conducive, contributing, contributive, contributory

补充

tributarytributary英:[ˈtribjutəri] 美:[ˈtrɪbjəˌtɛri]n.1.支流adj.1.(需向…)进贡的, 附庸的

例句

1. a small tributary river一条小支流 2. the Illinois River, a tributary of the Mississippi.伊利诺斯河,密西西比河支流。 3. tributaries of the Chinese empire.中国封建王朝的附属国。 4. one of the river's tributaries这条河的支流之一 5. This stream is a tributary of the Ohio River.这条小河是俄亥俄河的支流。 6. a tributary stream支流