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 tributary of the Columbia River.
  哥伦比亚河的一条支流。
• 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。
• Tianwan river is a medium sized River in Shimian and Kangding counties in Sichuan province, which is the first tributary on the right bank of Dadu river.
  田湾河是位于四川省石棉县和康定县境内的一条中型河流，为大渡河右岸的一级支流。
• 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 tributary of the Platte River.
  普拉特河的一条支流。
• Cultural Connotation of the Tributary System of East Asia& Compared with Western Colonial System
  东亚朝贡体系的文化内涵&与西方殖民体系的比较
• 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 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。
• Guiyang is on a tributary of the Wu River in the center of the Guizhou province.
  贵阳位于乌江支流上，居贵州省的正中央。
• 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。