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na.tion.al5nAF7[n7[l, 5nAF7nEladj [not gradable]National means relating to or typical of a whole country and its people, rather to part of that country or to other countries.民族的; 国家的Britain has more than ten national newspapers.英国有十几种国有报纸。The company's national headquarters is in Rome.这家公司的全国总部在罗马。The children were wearing traditional national costume/dress.儿童穿着传统的民族服装。Exuberance is regarded as their most endearing national characteristic.充满活力被认为是他们最可爱的民族特征。The government's view is that raising taxes now would not be in the national interest (= would not be good for the country).政府的观点是:现在增税对国家不利。A national anthem is a country's official song which is played and/or sung on public occasions.国歌In Britain, the national curriculum is the set of subjects that all children have to study at school from age 5 to 16.中小学国定课程A country's national debt (Am also public debt) is the total amount of money that is owed by its government.国债In Britain, the National Front (abbreviation NF) is a small political party that believes that only white British people have the right to live in Britain.民族阵线(Br and Aus) A national grid is a system of special wires that take electricity from power stations (= places where electricity is made) to all parts of a country.全国高压输电线路网In Britain, the National Health (Service) (abbreviation NHS) is a system which provides free or cheap medical treatment for everyone, the cost of which is paid from taxes.国民保健制度a National Health dentist/doctor/hospital国民保健系统的牙医/医生/医院You'll be able to get treatment on (= paid for by) the National Health.你能在国家保健系统得到治疗。In Britain, national insurance is a system of taxation in which the government collects money from companies and workers and makes payments to people who are too old or ill to work or who have no job.国民保险制度Every month income tax and national insurance (contributions) are automatically deducted from my pay.每个月所得税和国家保险费自动从我的工资中扣除。A national park is an area of a country that is protected by the government because of its natural beauty or because it has a special history.国家公园Each year the Snowdonia National Park receives hundreds of thousands of visitors.每年斯诺多尼亚国家公园接待成千上万的游客。(Br and Aus) National service (Am selective service or draft) is the system in which young people, esp. men, have to spend a few years being trained in the armed forces.兵役In some countries they all do two years'national service after leaving school.在有些国家青年在离开学校后服两年兵役。In Britain, national service was abolished in 1962.英国在1962年废除了兵役。(Am) National service is a system in which young people spend a period of time doing useful work for their country, such as repairing old houses, putting out forest fires or teaching children.公益活动National socialism is another word for Nazism.国家社会主义，纳粹主义[NAZI]In Britain, the National Trust is an organization which owns and takes care of many beautiful and old buildings and beautiful areas of countryside.国民托管组织
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