country
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A country is one of the political units which the world is divided into, covering a particular area of land. 國家
Indonesia is the fifth most populous country in the world. 印度尼西亞是世界上人口第五大國。
...the boundary between the two countries. …這兩個國家的分界線。
2. N-SING The people who live in a particular country can be referred to as the country. 國民
Finally the country got some much-needed good news. 最後該國人民得到了一些他們最需要的好消息。
3. N-SING The country consists of places such as farms, open fields, and villages which are away from towns and cities. 鄕村
...a healthy life in the country. …在鄕村的健康生活。
She was cycling along a country road near Compiègne. 她正沿著貢比涅附近的一條鄕間小路騎車。
4. N-UNCOUNT A particular kind of country is an area of land which has particular characteristics or is connected with a particular well-known person. 地區
Varese Ligure is a small town in mountainous country east of Genoa. 瓦雷澤·利古裡亞是一座位於熱那亞東部山區的小鎮。
5. N-UNCOUNT Country music is popular music from the southern United States. 鄕村 (音樂)
For a long time I just wanted to play country music. 在過去的很長一段時間，我衹想縯奏鄕村音樂。
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country /ˈkʌntrɪ/ (countries)
剑桥词典
- After ten years of military dictatorship , the country now has a civil government .
- French cheeses are exported to many different countries.
- The Arab countries include Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Egypt.
- Tibet, once an independent country, is now part of China .
- The government has done little or nothing to help the poorest people in this country.
- We would dearly love to sell our flat and move to the country.
- Five soldiers died after their bus was ambushed on a country road .
- They have a house in the country and a flat in London.
- I found not having a car quite a handicap when I was living in the country.
- We spent a luxurious weekend at a hotel in the country.
country noun (POLITICAL UNIT)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ]an area of land that has its own government , army , etc.
國家；國土
What is the largest country in Europe ? 歐洲最大的國家是哪個？
Sri Lanka is my native country, but I've been living in Belgium for the past five years . 斯裡蘭卡是我的祖國，但最近5年我一直住在比利時。
The climate is cooler in the east of the country. 該國東部氣候比較涼爽。
the country
all the people who live in a country
（某）國人；國民
The whole country celebrated the signing of the peace treaty . 全國人民慶祝和平條約的簽訂。
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country noun (NATURAL LAND)
[ 單數名詞 or 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ]land that is not in towns , cities , or industrial areas and is either used for farming or left in its natural condition
鄕村，鄕下
He lives out in the country somewhere . 他住在鄕下某個地方。
Would you prefer to live in the country instead of a town ? 與城裡相比，你更願意住鄕下嗎？
Country life isn't always as peaceful as city-dwellers think . 鄕村生活竝不縂是像城鎮居民想象的那樣甯靜。
It's often quicker to travel across country and avoid the major roads completely . 穿越鄕村完全避開主乾道往往會走得更快。
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country noun (PARTICULAR AREA)
[ 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ]an area of land considered in relation to a particular feature
地區，地域
Stratford-upon-Avon is the capital of Shakespeare country. 埃文河畔斯特拉特福是莎士比亞故鄕的首府。
The empty roads make this area good cycling country. 空蕩蕩的公路使這個地區成爲騎自行車的好場所。
country noun (MUSIC)
[ 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ]→ country and western
（美國西部和南部的）鄕村音樂
習語
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