| 单词 | Amazon |
| 释义 | Amazon /am"euh zon', -zeuhn/, n. 1. a river in N South America, flowing E from the Peruvian Andes through N Brazil to the Atlantic Ocean: the largest river in the world in volume of water carried. 3900 mi. (6280 km) long. 2. Class. Myth. one of a race of female warriors said to dwell near the Black Sea. 3. one of a fabled tribe of female warriors in South America. 4. (often l.c.) a tall, powerful, aggressive woman. 5. See Amazon ant. 6. any of several green parrots of the genus Amazona, of tropical America, often kept as pets. [ < L Amazon < Gk Amazón, of obscure orig.] |
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