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| 1 | C an area of land that has its own government and official borders 国家；国土 |
| Ministers from four Arab countries met today in Cairo. 来自4个阿拉伯国家的部长今天在开罗会面。 |
| We do not have capital punishment in this country. 我们这个国家没有死刑。 |
| He felt he had betrayed his country. 他感到他背叛了自己的国家。 |
| | 1a | the people who live in a country 全国人民 | | a crime that has shocked the whole country 震惊全国的罪行 | |
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| 2 | U areas away from cities and large towns, consisting of fields, farms, villages etc 乡下；乡村 |
| Unemployment affects both town and country. 失业对城乡都有影响。 |
| We went for a picnic in the country. 我们到乡间去野餐。 |
| | 2a | relating to the country 乡下的；乡村的 | | a large country house 乡村大型宅邸 | | friendly country people 友好的乡下人 | |
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| 3 | U an area that is known for a particular product , activity , person etc （因某产品、活动、人物等出名的）地区 |
| East of here is mostly farming country. 这里的东部大多是农业地区。 |
| Shakespeare/Thomas Hardy etc country (=an area connected with a famous person) The area around Stratford-on-Avon is known as Shakespeare country. 莎士比亚/托马斯·哈代等的故乡 |
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| 4 | U country music |
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| - | go to the country BRITISH
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| to organize a general election |
| 组织大选 |
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