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美音:[´kʌntrı ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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n.国家,国土,[总称]国民,乡村,故乡 adj.乡下的,乡村的,[方]祖国的,故乡的

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country为中学词汇   词频:193

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名词复数:countries

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land  nation  region  territory  town    

country


/'kʌntrɪ; `kʌntrɪ/
n
1 (a) [C] area of land that forms a politically independent unit; nation; state 国; 国家
*European countries 欧洲各国
* There will be rain in all parts of the country. 全国各地将有雨.
(b) the country [sing] the people of a country(1a); the nation as a whole 全国人民; 全民
*The whole country resisted the invaders. 全民抗击侵略者. =>Usage 见所附用法.
2 the country [sing] land away from towns and cities, typically with fields, woods, etc and used for agriculture 乡下; 乡村; 田野
*live in the country 住在乡下
* a day in the country 乡间一日
* We travelled across country, ie across fields, etc or not by a main road. 我们走在田野上.
* [attrib 作定语] country roads, life, areas 乡村的道路、生活、地区.
3 [U] (often with a preceding adj 常用于形容词之後) area of land (esp with regard to its physical or geographical features) 地区, 区域(尤指带有某种地形或地势的)
*rough, marshy, etc country 崎岖不平的、多沼泽的...地区
* We passed through miles of wooded country. 我们经过了大片的森林地带.
* This is unknown country to me, ie I have not been here before, or (fig 比喻) This is an unfamiliar topic to me. 我以前没到过这里(或作
*我对这问题一窍不通).
4 [U] (esp US) country-and-western music 乡村与西部音乐
*[attrib 作定语] a country singer 乡村音乐的歌手
* country music 乡村音乐的乐曲.
5 (idm 习语) a country `cousin (infml esp derog 口, 尤作贬义) person who is not used to town life and ways 乡下人; 乡巴佬. go to the `country (Brit) dissolve Parliament and hold a general election 解散议会举行大选.

NOTE ON USAGE 用法
*Country is the most usual and neutral word for a geographical area identified by a name, such as France or China *country是最普通的中性词, 指可藉France或China这样的名称加以识别的地理区域
*We passed through four countries on our way to Greece. 我们在前往希腊的途中经过了四个国家. The word state emphasizes the political organization of the area under an independent government, and it can refer to the government itself *state这个词侧重指某一有独立性的政府所治理的地区的政权机构, 亦可指政府本身
*the member states of the EEC 欧洲经济共同体成员国
* a one-party state 一党政权
* The State provides free education and health care. 政府实行免费教育和公费医疗制度. A state may also be a constituent part of the larger unit *state亦可能指较大单位的组成部分
*There are
13 states in Malaysia. 马来西亚有十三个州. Nation also indicates a political unit and is more formal than state *nation亦指政治单位, 较state更为庄重
*the United Nations 联合国
* the Association of South-East Asian Nations 东南亚国家联盟. In addition, it can suggest a community of people who share a history and language but may not have their own country or state 此外, 这个词还可指某些群体, 虽然有共同的历史和语言, 却可能没有自己的国家或政权
*The Jewish nation is scattered around the world. 犹太民族散居于世界各地. Land is more formal or poetic *land较为庄重, 多见于诗中
*Exiles long to return to their native land. 流亡者们渴望回到自己的祖国.

country


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1. Ecuador is an equatorial country.
    厄瓜多尔是个赤道国家。

2. Even he still lives under the illusion that country life is somehow superior to town life.
    即使他也仍存有幻觉,好像乡村生活就是比城市生活优越。

3. Evidently, culture shock is something you cannot avoid when living in a foreign country.
    很显然,文化冲击是一种生活在异国他乡的人们无法避免的东西。

4. B. And yet the students broke through all that and called the country to arms.
    B. 然而学生们冲破了所有这些阻力,号召全国人民武装起来。

5. But with such a large population base, the country must still convert millions more to the idea of birth control if it is to reach its population targets.
    但是因为该国的人口基数十分大,要想达到政府的人口目标,印尼还必须再转变几百万人的思想,让他们接受节制生育的观念。

6. But with 188 million people, the country is now struggling to provide enough food, shelter, and employment for its people.
    但是这个人口达1.88亿的国家正在为了给其人民提供足够的食物、住房和工作机会而苦苦挣扎。

7. But a series of new environmental laws, together with the creation of parks and nature preserves that cover one quarter of the country, are aimed at protecting Costa Rica’s remaining forests.
    但是人们制订了一系列新的环境保护法,还新建了占四分之一国土面积的公园和自然保护区,目的是要保护哥斯达黎加现存的森林。

8. Barrels of meat supplied to the army were stamped "EA-US", identifying the company (EA) and country of origin (US).
    送到军队的肉桶上面都印有EA-US的标志,EA代表公司名,US代表原产国。

9. But there is a problem for people with free time in a tightly packed country where land is dear:
    但是在一个人口拥挤,土地昂贵的国家,有了闲暇的人们却遇到了这样一个问题:

10. For collectors are not confined to any one country.
    因为收藏家是不分国籍的。

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