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tributary

美音:[´trıbjə´terı ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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adj.进贡的,附庸的,从属的,辅助的,支流的 n.进贡国,附庸国,支流

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tributary为短语/超纲词汇

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名词复数:tributaries

词根

tribut=to pay(付),to bestow(赠与)

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tributary


/'trɪbjʊtrɪ; [US] -terɪ; `trɪbjə,tɛrɪ/
n river or stream that flows into a larger one or into a lake (河川或湖泊的)支流
*The Avon is a tributary of the Severn. 埃文河是塞文河的支流.

adj
1 ~ (to sth) (of a river or stream) flowing in this way (指河川)支流的
*rivers tributary to the Thames 泰晤士河的支流.
2 [attrib 作定语] (of a country or ruler) paying tribute(3) to another (指国家或统治者)纳贡的, 进贡的.

tributary


npluraltributaries[C]
a stream or river that flows into a larger river