jungle
/ˈdʒʌŋgl; `dʒʌŋɡl/ n
1 [U, C] area of land, usu in a tropical country, that is covered with a thick growth of trees and tangled plants 丛林地带（通常指热带国家的）
There's not much jungle 100 miles inland. 向内地100英里丛林较少.
The new road was hacked out of the jungle. 这条新路是在丛林地带辟出的.
the dense jungles of Africa and South America 非洲和南美洲的茂密丛林
[attrib 作定语]
jungle warfare, ie war fought in the jungle, where surprise attacks by small groups aredifficult to anticipate or avoid 丛林战.
2 [sing] confused, disordered and complicated mass of things 混乱而复杂的大量事物
a jungle of welfare regulations 纷繁的福利条例.
3 [C] place of intense or confusing struggle 发生激烈或混乱斗争的地方
the blackboard jungle, ie school(s) where pupils are very disruptive and hostile to theirteachers 学生不守纪律并敌视教师的学校
the concrete jungle, ie a typical modern city with a dense mass ofugly high-rise concrete buildings and in which life is bewildering and sometimes violent 高楼林立、 乌烟瘴气、 时有暴力事件的现代城市.
4 (idm 习语) the law of the jungle => law.