| 释义 |
jungly, a.|ˈdʒʌŋglɪ|
[f. jungle n. + -y1.]
1. Of the nature of or characterized by jungle; abounding in jungle; jungle-like.
1800Wellington Let. to Lt.-Col. Close 22 May in Gurw. Desp. (1837) I. 119 The country is so jungly that they could not act when they should arrive there. 1838Chamb. Edin. Jrnl. 3 Mar. 47/3 The spot on which the cow was lying was exceedingly jungley. 1859R. F. Burton Centr. Afr. in Jrnl. Geog. Soc. XXIX. 109 A stream..flowing under high banks bearing a dense jungly bush in a bed of mire and grass. 1866Daily Tel. 22 Feb. 5/5 An undulating expanse of stony, jungly, incult desert—a mere blasted heath.
2. Inhabiting a jungle.
1880Sat. Rev. 28 Feb. 285/2 The spirit of the jungly tribes was anything but divine. |