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

• Wusongkou injection in the Yangtze River, the Yangtze River into the sea before the last tributary.
  在吴淞口注入长江，是长江入海之前的最后一条支流。
• 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。
• One of the many tributary canals that came twisting inland from the Gambia river.
  由冈比亚河蜿蜒流入内地的许多支渠之一。
• A tributary of the Mississippi River.
  密西西比河的一条支流。
• A tributary of the Missouri River.
  密苏里河的一条支流。
• 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。
• 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。
• Sai Yuen tributary of the named Yu River, originating from the north Funing County Nie mouth.
  西源支流名为渝河，发源于抚宁县聂口北。
• 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 tributary of the Ohio River.
  俄亥俄河的一条支流。