country

country
(pl. -ies)
  1. a nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory
    国；国家
    the country's increasingly precarious economic position.
    该国越来越不稳定的经济地位。
    ■(the country)the people of a nation
    国民；人民；民众
    the whole country took to the streets.
    全国人民走上街头。
    ■the land of a person's birth or citizenship
    祖国；故土；国土
    both my native and adopted countries are at war with yours.
    生我和养我的国家都在和你的国家交战。
  2. (常作 the country)districts and small settlements outside large towns, cities, or the capital
    乡村；乡下；城郊
    the airfield is right out in the country.
    飞机场就设在郊区。
    [as modifier]a country lane.
    乡村小路。
  3. [mass noun]an area or region with regard to its physical features
    （按地理特点划分的）地区；区域
    a tract of wild country.
    一片荒凉的地方。
    ■a region associated with a particular person, especially a writer, or with a particular work
    （与某人，尤其是某作家或某作品相关的）地区；区域
    an old mansion in Stevenson's ‘Kidnapped’ country.
    史蒂文森的《诱拐》中的乡间旧宅。
常用词组
across country
  1. not keeping to roads
    不沿着大路；穿过田野
    their route was across country, through fields of corn.
    他们没走大路，是穿过棉花地走的。
go (或 appeal) to the country
  1. (Brit.)test public opinion by dissolving Parliament and holding a general election
    (英)（解散议会）举行普选
line of country
  1. (Brit.)a subject in which a person is skilled or knowledgeable
    (英)精通的领域
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French cuntree, from medieval Latin contrata (terra) ('land) lying opposite', from Latin contra 'against, opposite'
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