Amazon
n. 亞馬遜河(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'.
在中國,格雷絲·湯普森看見“苗條、挺直而強健的女人們”攜帶著各種物品。
1. a large strong and aggressive woman
2. mainly green tropical American parrots
a gripping narrative of their journey up the Amazon
他們沿亞馬孫河而上的扣人心絃的描述
Operation Amazon is timed to coincide with the start of the dry season.
拯救亞馬孫河的行動安排在了旱季來臨之際。
Too much rain is the problem of the equatorial lands in the Amazon and Congo basins.
雨水過多是亞馬遜河與剛果河流域赤道地區的大問題.
400,000 square kilometres of the Amazon basin have already been deforested.
亞馬孫河流域已有40萬平方公里的森林遭到濫伐。
Buffalo meat and milk are sold widely in Amazon towns and villages.
水牛肉和奶在亞馬孫河流域也暢銷城鄉各地.