| 单词 | country |
| 释义 | country 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 常用於形容词之後) 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. country, 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. 犹太民族散居於世界各地. Land is more formal or poetic *land较为庄重, 多见於诗中 Exiles long to return to their native land. 流亡者们渴望回到自己的祖国. |
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