coun·try
noun OPAL WOPAL S
/ˈkʌntri/
/ˈkʌntri/
(plural countries)
Idioms - [countable] an area of land that has or used to have its own government and laws
国；国家 - European countries
欧洲国家 - developing countries
发展中国家 - It's good to meet people from different parts of the country.
结识来自这个国家不同地区的人是有益的。 - in a country She didn't know what life in a foreign country would be like.
她不知道外国的生活会是什么样。 - It's the most popular music festival in the country.
这是该国最受欢迎的音乐节。 - across the country House prices are rising across the whole country.
全国各地的房价都在上涨。 - around the country Demonstrations were held in cities around the country.
全国各地城市都举行了示威活动。 - from a country people from other countries
其他国家的人
Which Word? country / statecountry / state- Country is the most usual, neutral word for a geographical area that has or used to have its own government.
- State emphasizes the political organization of an area under an independent government. Especially in British English, it can also mean the government:
- the member states of the EU
欧盟成员国 - The state provides free education.
政府提供免费教育。
- the member states of the EU
Extra ExamplesTopics Geographya1- All goods must be clearly labelled with their country of origin.
所有商品必须清楚标明原产国。 - He cannot be deported to his country of origin.
不能把他逐回本国。 - He loved his country deeply.
他深爱着他的祖国。 - He plans to travel the country by motorcycle.
他计划骑摩托车游遍这个国家。 - He travelled the country on his motorbike.
他骑着摩托车在这个国家旅行。 - I'm proud to serve my country.
能报效自己的国家我很自豪。 - It's difficult to live in a foreign country when you don't speak the language.
在外国生活，如果不会说该国的语言是很困难的。 - Many refugee servicemen gave their lives for their adopted country.
许多难民军人为他们移居的国家奉献生命。 - New schools are being built throughout the country.
全国各地正在兴建新学校。 - OECD member countries
经济合作与发展组织成员国 - Over 30 countries participated in the Games.
有 30 多个国家参加了这次运动会。 - She represented her country at the Beijing Olympics.
她代表自己的祖国参加北京奥运会。 - The country exports around 80% of its output.
该国约 80% 的产品都出口到外国。 - The former president has been forced to flee the country.
前总统被迫逃离这个国家。 - The play has been enjoyed by audiences in this country and abroad for many years.
这出戏许多年来一直受到国内外观众的喜爱。 - The refugees do jobs that workers in the host country refuse to do.
难民在接收国做着本国人不愿做的工作。 - The two countries signed a basic treaty of cooperation.
两国签署了一个基本的合作条约。 - There will be rain in many parts of the country tomorrow.
明天全国许多地方有雨。 - They are holding special events all over the country.
他们正在全国各地举办特别活动。 - They drove across the country.
他们开车穿越该国。 - This is just one of 30 sites around the country.
这仅是全国30处场地中的一个。 - We must remember those who died defending their country.
我们必须记住那些为了保卫自己的国家而献身的人们。 - We operate in ten countries around the globe.
我们在全球 10 个国家有业务经营。 - What must it be like, to grow old in a strange country?
在一个陌生的国家里逐渐老去会是什么样子？ - Years of civil war had ravaged the country.
多年内战使这个国家备受蹂躏。 - a commander who saved his country from invasion
拯救国家免遭侵略的指挥官 - countries bordering the Black Sea
毗邻黑海的国家 - economically advanced countries
经济发达国家 - industrially backward countries
工业落后国 - new restrictions on goods entering the country
对进入该国的商品的新限制 - people who live in this country
生活在这个国家的人们 - students from overseas countries
外国留学生 - the country of his birth
他出生的国家 - this great country of ours
我们伟大的国家 - I like going to different countries and meeting new people.
我喜欢去不同的国家并结识新朋友。 - Sugar is only produced in tropical countries.
糖仅在热带国家出产。 - We need to improve the standards of education in this country.
我们需要提高这个国家的教育水平。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- beautiful
- fascinating
- great
- …
- govern
- rule
- run
- …
- border something
- produce something
- export something
- …
- across a/the country
- all over a/the country
- around a/the country
- …
- countries around the globe
- countries around the world
- country of (somebody’s) birth
- …
- European countries
enlarge imagethe country[singular] any area outside towns and cities, with fields, woods, farms, etc.乡下；乡村 - in the country I live in the country.
我住在乡下。 - We spent a pleasant day in the country.
我们在乡下度过了愉快的一天。 - The house is at the end of a narrow country lane.
这所房子位于一条狭窄乡间小路的尽头。
Synonyms countrycountrylandscape ▪ countryside ▪ terrain ▪ land ▪ sceneryThese are all words for areas away from towns and cities, with fields, woods and farms.country (often the country) an area that is away from towns and cities, especially one with particular natural features:- She lives in the country.
她住在乡下。 - an area of wooded country
树木覆盖的乡村地区
- This pattern of woods and fields is typical of the English landscape.
这种林地与田野的格局是典型的英格兰乡村景色。
- Many younger people are leaving the land to find work in the cities.
许多较年轻的人陆续离开农村到城市去找工作。
- We stopped on the mountain pass to admire the scenery.
我们在山口停下来欣赏风景。
- mountainous/mountain/wild/rugged country/landscape/countryside/terrain/scenery
- beautiful/glorious/dramatic country/landscape/countryside/scenery
- open country/landscape/countryside/terrain/land
- rolling country/landscape/countryside
- to protect the landscape/countryside/land
Collocations Town and countryTown and countryTown- live in a city/a town/an urban environment/(informal) a concrete jungle/the suburbs/shanty towns/slums
- live (especially North American English) downtown/in the downtown area/(British English) in the city centre
- enjoy/like the hectic pace of life/the hustle and bustle of city life
- cope with the stress/pressure of urban life
- get caught up in the rat race
- prefer/seek the anonymity of life in a big city
- be drawn by/resist the lure of the big city
- head for the bright lights (of the big city/New York)
- enjoy/love the vibrant/lively nightlife
- have/be close to all the amenities
- be surrounded by towering skyscrapers/a soulless urban sprawl
- use/travel by/rely on (British English) public transport/(North American English) public transportation
- put up with/get stuck in/sit in massive/huge/heavy/endless/constant traffic jams
- tackle/ease/reduce/relieve/alleviate the heavy/severe traffic congestion
- be affected/choked/damaged by pollution
- live in a village/the countryside/an isolated area/a rural backwater/(informal) the sticks
- enjoy/like the relaxed/slower pace of life
- enjoy/love/explore the great outdoors
- look for/find/get/enjoy a little peace and quiet
- need/want to get back/closer to nature
- be surrounded by open/unspoilt/picturesque countryside
- escape/quit/get out of/leave the rat race
- seek/achieve a better/healthy work-life balance
- downshift to a less stressful life
- seek/start a new life in the country
- (British English, informal) up sticks/ (North American English, informal ) pull up stakes and move to/head for…
- create/build/foster a strong sense of community
- depend on/be employed in/work in agriculture
- live off/farm/work the land
- tackle/address the problem of rural unemployment
Extra Examples- The country air should do you good.
乡村的空气应该对你有好处。 - There have often been disagreements between town and country.
城乡之间经常存在差异。 - They drove along a remote country road.
他们沿着一条偏僻的乡间小路行驶。 - a little country town
一个小乡镇 - a typical country cottage with roses around the door
典型的乡村小屋，门边种着玫瑰 - I don't really enjoy country life.
我不怎么喜欢乡村生活。 - She lives in the country.
她住在乡下。
Oxford Collocations Dictionarycountry + noun- life
- air
- lane
- …
- across country
- in the country
- in the country I live in the country.
- [uncountable] (often following an adjective) an area of land, especially with particular physical features, suitable for a particular purpose or connected with a particular person or people
（尤指具有某种自然特征、适于某目的或与某种人有关的）地区，区域 - The town is surrounded by miles and miles of open country.
小镇的周围是连绵数英里的空旷地带。 - This part of Africa is rich farming country.
非洲的这部份是富饶的农业区。 - superb walking country
极佳的徒步旅行区域 - Explore Thomas Hardy country.
踏访托马斯·哈代小说描写的地区。
Extra Examples- Whole tracts of country, once fertile, have become arid.
曾经富饶的大片土地现已变得贫瘠。 - a beautiful stretch of country
一片美丽的地区 - We came to an area of wooded country.
我们来到一片树木繁茂的乡村地带。 - They tramped across miles of open country.
他们徒步穿越了数英里的开阔乡村。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- desert
- hill
- hilly
- …
- stretch
- tract
- The town is surrounded by miles and miles of open country.
- the country[singular] the people of a country; the nation as a whole
全国人民；国民；全民 - They have the support of most of the country.
他们有大多数国民的支持。 - The rich benefited from the reforms, not the country as a whole.
富人而不是全体国民得益于这些改革。 - The whole country is depending on you.
整个国家都取决于你。
Extra Examples- Our country needs a leader like her.
我们的国家需要一位像她那样的领袖。 - He accused the government of leading the country to disaster.
他谴责政府把国家引向灾难。 - The country is suffering from rising unemployment.
该国正蒙受失业率上升之苦。 - The country was ruled by a brutal dictatorship.
这个国家当时处在残暴的独裁统治下。 - The issue of the single currency has divided the country.
国民对单一货币问题存在分歧。 - the politicians who run the country
治理这个国家的从政者
- They have the support of most of the country.
- [uncountable] (also country music, country and western)a type of popular music in the style of the traditional music of the southern US, with singing and dance tunes played on violin, guitar and banjo
乡村音乐 - pop, folk and country
流行、民谣和乡村音乐
- pop, folk and country
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French cuntree, from medieval Latin contrata (terra) ‘(land) lying opposite’, from Latin contra ‘against, opposite’.
Idioms
across country
- directly across fields, etc.; not by a main road
（直接）穿越田野；不走大路 - riding across country
骑马穿过田野
- riding across country
go to the country
- (British English) (of a government) to hold an election to choose a new parliament
举行大选（以组成新的议会）
it’s a free country
- (informal) used as a reply when somebody suggests that you should not do something, or when somebody has asked permission or said they are going to do something
这是个自由的国家（用于回答，表示自己或对方可自由决定做什么） - It's a free country; I'll say what I like!
这是个自由的国家，我想说什么就说什么！ - Wear what you like. It's a free country.
穿你喜欢的衣服。这是一个自由的国家。 - ‘It's a free country!’ he shouted. ‘I can do what I like!’
“这是一个自由的国家！”他喊道，“我可以做我喜欢的事情。”
- It's a free country; I'll say what I like!