migrate

migrate
[mʌɪˈgreɪt, ˈmʌɪgreɪt]
verb
[no obj.]
  1. (of an animal, typically a bird or fish) move from one region or habitat to another, especially regularly according to the seasons
    （动物，尤指鸟）迁徙，移栖；（鱼）洄游
    as autumn arrives, the birds migrate south.
    秋天到了，鸟类往南方迁徙。
    ■(of a person) move from one area or country to settle in another, especially in search of work
    （尤指找工作从一地区或国家）移居（另一地区或国家）
    rural populations have migrated to urban areas.
    农村人口移居到了城区。
    ■move from one specific part of something to another
    转移（从一个部位移到另一部位）
    cells which can form pigment migrate beneath the skin.
    能形成色素的细胞在皮下移动。
    ■(Computing)change or cause to change from using one system to another
    (计算机)（使）改用操作系统
    ■[with obj.](Computing)transfer (programs or hardware) from one system to another
    (计算机)迁移，把（程序，硬件）从一系统转移到另一系统
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migration
[-ˈgreɪʃ(ə)n]
noun
migrational
adjective
migrator
noun
migratory
[ˈmʌɪgrət(ə)ri, mʌɪˈgreɪt(ə)ri]
adjective
语源
  1. early 17th cent. (in the general sense 'move from one place to another'): from Latin migrat- 'moved, shifted', from the verb migrare
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