tributary 音标拼音: [tr'ɪbjət
, ɛri]
a . 纳贡的,从属的,补助的
n . 纳贡者,属国,支流
纳贡的,从属的,补助的纳贡者,属国,支流
tributary 区间干线
tributary 支流
tributary adj 1 : (
of a stream )
flowing into a larger stream 2 :
paying tribute ; "
a tributary colony "
3 :
tending to bring about ;
being partly responsible for ;
"
working conditions are not conducive to productivity "; "
the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city ";
"
a contributory factor " [
synonym : {
conducive }, {
contributing (
a )},
{
contributive }, {
contributory }, {
tributary }]
n 1 :
a branch that flows into the main stream [
synonym : {
feeder },
{
tributary }, {
confluent }, {
affluent }] [
ant : {
distributary }]
Tributary \
Trib "
u *
ta *
ry \,
a . [
OE .
tributaire ,
F .
tributaire ,
L .
tributarius .
See {
Tribute }.]
1 .
Paying tribute to another ,
either from compulsion ,
as an acknowledgment of submission ,
or to secure protection ,
or for the purpose of purchasing peace .
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[
Julius ]
unto Rome made them tributary . --
Chaucer .
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2 .
Hence ,
subject ;
subordinate ;
inferior .
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He to grace his tributary gods . --
Milton .
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3 .
Paid in tribute . "
Tributary tears ." --
Shak .
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4 .
Yielding supplies of any kind ;
serving to form or make up ,
a greater object of the same kind ,
as a part ,
branch ,
etc .;
contributing ;
as ,
the Ohio has many tributary streams ,
and is itself tributary to the Mississippi .
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Tributary \
Trib "
u *
ta *
ry \,
n .;
pl . {
Tributaries }.
1 .
A ruler or state that pays tribute ,
or a stated sum ,
to a conquering power ,
for the purpose of securing peace and protection ,
or as an acknowledgment of submission ,
or for the purchase of security .
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2 .
A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake ;
an affluent .
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45 Moby Thesaurus words for "
tributary ":
accessory ,
affluent ,
bayou ,
beck ,
billabong ,
branch ,
brook ,
burn ,
client ,
collateral ,
confluent ,
confluent stream ,
conquered ,
creek ,
dendritic drainage pattern ,
dependent ,
effluent ,
feeder ,
feudal ,
feudatory ,
fork ,
inferior ,
kill ,
liege ,
minor ,
offshoot ,
prong ,
rill ,
rivulet ,
run ,
runlet ,
runnel ,
satellite ,
secondary ,
servile ,
streamlet ,
sub ,
subdued ,
subject ,
subjugated ,
subordinate ,
subservient ,
under ,
vanquished ,
vassal
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