Amazon
n. 亚马逊河(南美洲大河)
In Greek mythology, the Amazons were a tribe of women who were very good at fighting.
People sometimes refer to a tall, strong woman as an Amazon .
In China Grace Thompson observed the great variety of loads that were carried by 'slim, erect but muscular Amazons'.
在中国,格雷丝·汤普森看见“苗条、挺直而强健的女人们”携带着各种物品。
1. a large strong and aggressive woman
2. mainly green tropical American parrots
a gripping narrative of their journey up the Amazon
他们沿亚马孙河而上的扣人心弦的描述
Operation Amazon is timed to coincide with the start of the dry season.
拯救亚马孙河的行动安排在了旱季来临之际。
Too much rain is the problem of the equatorial lands in the Amazon and Congo basins.
雨水过多是亚马逊河与刚果河流域赤道地区的大问题.
400,000 square kilometres of the Amazon basin have already been deforested.
亚马孙河流域已有40万平方公里的森林遭到滥伐。
Buffalo meat and milk are sold widely in Amazon towns and villages.
水牛肉和奶在亚马孙河流域也畅销城乡各地.