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

• A natural stream of water smaller than a river ( and often a tributary of a river).
  水量小过河流的自然水流，常常充当河流的支流。
• A river in Alabama that flows southwestward to become a tributary of the mobile river.
  阿拉巴马州内的一条河流，南流形成木比耳河的一条支流。
• A tributary of the Columbia River.
  哥伦比亚河的一条支流。
• 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。
• 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
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。