- A country is a nation, a body of land with one government. Also, rural areas outside cities and towns are called the country.
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- n. 国家；农村,乡村
- adj. 祖国的；乡村的
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1. Who govern this country?
谁统治这个国家?
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2. European countries
欧洲国家
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3. leading industrial countries
最重要的工业国家
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4. open country, wooded country
空旷、树木繁茂等的地区
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5. They have the support of most of the country.
他们有大多数国民的支持。
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6. to live in the country
住在乡下
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7. a country lane
乡间小路
- country (n.) mid-13c., "(one's) native land;" c. 1300, "any geographic area," sometimes with implications of political organization, from Old French contree, cuntrede "region, district, country," from Vulgar Latin *(terra) contrata "(land) lying opposite," or "(land) spread before one," in Medieval Latin "country, region," from Latin contra "opposite, against" (see contra-). The native word is land.
coun·try ★ / ˈkʌntri ; NAmE ˈkʌntri / noun ( plural coun·tries ) 1 ★ [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 ◆ leading industrial countries 最重要的工业国家 ◆ She didn't know what life in a foreign countrywould be like. 她不知道外国的生活会是什么样。 ◆ 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。 2 ★ [uncountable ] ( often following an adjective 常置于形容词后 ) 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 ◆ open/wooded, etc. country 空旷、树木繁茂等的地区 ◆ 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。 ☞see also backcountry 3 ★ 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。 ☞see also mother country , the old country , up-country 4 ★ the country [singular ] any area outside towns and cities, with fields, woods, farms, etc. 乡下；乡村 ◆ to live in the country 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。 ◆ a country lane 乡间小路 ☞ collocationsat town 5 [uncountable ] = country and western ◆ pop, folk and country 流行、民间和乡村音乐 IDIOMS across ˈcountry 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 ☞see also cross-country go to the ˈcountry ( BrE) (of a government 政府 ) to hold an election to choose a new parliament 举行大选（以组成新的议会） ☞more at free adj. SYNONYMS 同义词辨析 country landscape ◆countryside ◆terrain ◆land ◆scenery These are all words for areas away from towns and cities, with fields, woods and farms. 以上各词均指远离城镇，有田野、树林和农场的地区。 ■ country (often the country) an area that is away from towns and cities, especially one with particular natural features （常作 the country）尤指具有自然特征的乡下、乡村： ◆ She lives in the country. 她住在乡下。 ◆ an area of wooded country 树木覆盖的乡村地区 ■ landscape everything that you can see when you look across a large area of land, especially in the country 尤指乡村的风景或景色： ◆ 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。 ■ countryside land outside towns and cities, with fields, woods and farms 指乡村、农村 NOTE Countrysideis usually used when you are talking about the beauty or peacefulness of a country area. *countryside 通常用于强调乡村地区的美丽或宁静： ◆ a little village in the French countryside 法国乡间的小村庄 ■ terrain ( formal) land 指地带、土地 NOTE Terrainis used when you are describing the natural features of an area, for example if it is rough, flat, etc. *terrain 用于描述某地区的地形或地势： ◆ The truck bumped its way over the rough terrain. 卡车在崎岖不平的地面上颠簸行进。 ■ land (usually the land) the countryside; the way people live in the country as opposed to in towns and cities （通常作 the land）指与城镇相对的农村、农村生活方式： ◆ 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。 ■ scenery the natural features of an area, such as mountains, valleys, rivers and forests, especially when these are attractive to look at 指自然风景、景色、风光： ◆ We stopped on the mountain pass to admire the scenery. 我们在山口停下来欣赏风景。 PATTERNS ◆ mountainous / mountainous country/landscape/countryside/terrain/scenery ◆ beautiful / beautiful country/landscape/countryside/scenery ◆ opencountry/landscape/countryside/terrain/land ◆ rollingcountry/landscape/countryside ◆ to protectthe landscape/countryside/land WHICH WORD? 词语辨析 country / state ■ Countryis the most usual, neutral word for a geographical area that has or used to have its own government. *country 是指国家的最普通的中性词。 ■ Stateemphasizes the political organization of an area under an independent government. Especially in BrE,it can also mean the government. *state 侧重指独立政府统治下的政权机构，尤其在英式英语中，该词亦可指政府： ◆ the member states of the EU 欧盟成员国 ◆ The state provides free education. 政府提供免费教育。 In NAmE the stateusually refers to one of the 50 states of the US, not to the government of the country as a whole. 在美式英语中，the state 通常指美国 50 个州中的一个州，而非指作为一个整体的国家政府。 country countries coun·try / ˈkʌntri ; NAmE ˈkʌntri /
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