n.(名词)

1. 国，国家，祖国
2. 国土，土地
3. 故乡
4. 区域，地区
5. 乡下，乡村
6. 全体国民，全国人民，国民，全民
7. 郊外
8. 领域
9. 政府

adj.(形容词)

1. 乡下的，乡村的，农村的，乡间的
2. 乡村风味的，乡村式的，乡气的
3. 故乡的，家乡的
4. 地方的
5. 粗鲁的
6. 祖国的，本国的，本土的，本地的
7. 【音】乡村音乐的，以乡村音乐为特色的
8. 在农村的，来自农村的

n.(名词)

1. [C]国家,国土 an area of land that is a nation, especially considered together with its population, political organization, industry, etc.
2. [S]郊外,乡村 the land outside cities or towns; land used for farming or leftunused
3. [U]地区 land with a special nature or character

Noun:

1. a politically organized body of people under a single government;

   "the state has elected a new president"
   "African nations"
   "students who had come to the nation's capitol"
   "the country's largest manufacturer"
   "an industrialized land"
   

2. the territory occupied by a nation;

   "he returned to the land of his birth"
   "he visited several European countries"
   

3. the people who live in a nation or country;

   "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"
   "the news was announced to the nation"
   "the whole country worshipped him"
   

4. an area outside of cities and towns;

   "his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country"
   

5. a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography);

   "it was a mountainous area"
   "Bible country"
   

1.国;国家
Acountry is one of the political units which the world is divided into, covering a particular area of land.

country

e.g. Indonesia is the fourth most populouscountry in the world.
印度尼西亚是世界上第四大人口大国。
e.g. ...that disputed boundary between the two countries...
两国之间存有争议的边境地区

2.全国人民;国民;全民
The people who live in a particular country can be referred to asthe country .

e.g. Thecountry had confounded the pundits by electing a fourth-term Tory government...
该国国民连续四次选举托利党来执掌政府，这令专家们困惑不已。
e.g. Seventy per cent of thiscountry is opposed to blood sports.
该国70%的人反对猎兽活动。

3.乡下;乡村
The country consists of places such as farms, open fields, and villages which are away from towns and cities.

e.g. ...a healthy life in thecountry...
乡下的健康生活
e.g. She was cycling along acountry road near Compiegne...
她正骑车行进在贡比涅附近的乡村道路上。

4.(具有某种特征或与某名人有关的)地区，区域
A particular kind ofcountry is an area of land which has particular characteristics or is connected with a particular well-known person.

e.g. Varese Ligure is a small town in mountainouscountry east of Genoa.
瓦雷泽古雷是位于热那亚以东山区的一座小城。
e.g. ...some of the best walkingcountry in the Sierras...
喜艾拉生态保护区内一些最适宜散步的地区

5.(源自美国南部的)乡村音乐
country music is popular music from the southern United States.

e.g. For a long time I just wanted to playcountry music.
有很长一段时间我只想弹奏乡村音乐。
e.g. ...a famouscountry singer named Katie Cocker.
一位名为凯蒂·科克尔的著名乡村乐歌手

6.穿过田野;不走大路
If you travelacross country, you travel through country areas, avoiding major roads and towns.

e.g. From here we walked acrosscountry to Covington.
我们从这儿走乡间小路去卡温顿。

7.长途;长距离;跨越地区地
If you travelacross country, you travel a long distance, from one part of a country to another.

e.g. We've just moved all the way acrosscountry to begin a new life.
我们刚刚经过长途的搬迁来这里开始一种新生活。

8.(政府首脑或政府)举行大选
If a head of government or a governmentgoes to the country, they hold a general election.

e.g. The Prime Minister does not have to go to thecountry for another year.
首相明年也不用举行大选。

country is the most usual word to use when you are talking about the major political units that the world is divided into.State is used when you are talking about politics or government institutions....the new German state created by the unification process. ...Italy's state-controlled telecommunications company.State can also refer to a political unit within a particular country....the American state of California.Nation is often used when you are talking about a country's inhabitants, and their cultural or ethnic background.Wales is a proud nation with its own traditions... A senior government spokesman will address the nation.Land is a less precise and more literary word, which you can use, for example, to talk about the feelings you have for a particular country.She was fascinated to learn about this strange land at the edge of Europe.
当谈论世界所划分成的主要政治单位时， country 最为常用，当谈论政治或政府组织时用 state。例如，the new German state created by the unification process (统一后成立的新德国)，Italy's state-controlled telecommunications (意大利由国家控制的电信公司)。state 还可指某国国内的行政单位，例如，the American state of California (美国加利福尼亚州)。当谈论某国的居民及其文化或种族背景时常用 nation。例如：Wales is a proud nation with its own traditions (威尔士是一个拥有自己传统的自豪的民族)，A senior government spokesman will address the nation (一位政府高级发言人将发表全国讲话)。land 含义较为笼统而文学意味更浓，可用来谈论对某国的感情等。例如，She was fascinated to learn about this strange land at the edge of Europe (她非常渴望了解这个位于欧洲边缘的奇异国度)。

1. country的反义词

1. (国籍)：会员编号 M10020 国籍(country) 韩国昵称[性别] 有没有那么一首歌让你 [男] 教育情况(education) 大专婚姻状况(marriage) 未婚 收入状况(income) 少于1000元人民币年龄(age) 28岁 职业(job) 贸易,物流,海运,

2. 县：例如,在北卡罗来纳州,大部分的社会服务属于县(country)政府而非市(municipal)政府的责任. 此外,公共救助涉及到资源的分配,它与资金的来源密切相关. 在美国,联邦政府的主要财政来源是公司和个人所得税,而州和地方政府的主要收入来源是销售税和财产税.

1. Our country is becoming stronger and stronger.
   我们的国家日益强大。
2. Their country has democratic government.
   他们国家实行民主政体。
3. The country is importing a broad range of skilled personnel.
   这个国家正在引进各行各业的技术人员。
4. That country's foreign exchange reserves are falling.
   那个国家的外汇储备正在减少。
5. They will visit the country again at a proper time.
   他们将在适当的时候再度访问这个国家。
6. The fuel shortage awoke the country to the need for developing atomic energy.
   燃料匮乏使这个国家认识到开发原子能的必要性。
7. He was bent to make his country prosperous and people happy.
   他立意要使自己的祖国繁荣,人民幸福。
8. His fame was blazed abroad by the country's newspapers and television.
   通过国内报纸和电视的宣传,他名扬天下了。
9. Vast new oilfields have been discovered in our country.
   在我国发现了许多巨大的新油田。
10. Short sight is less common among the young students in this country.
    近视在这个国家的青年学生中较为少见。
11. Huge changes have happened in this country from 1980 to 1990.
    从1980年到1990年这个国家发生了巨大变化。
12. The military has tightened its hold on the country.
    军方加强了对国家的控制。
13. I believe this will add greatly to our understanding of your country.
    我相信这次到这里来将大大加深我们对贵国的了解。
14. What they did ill accords with the interests of this country.
    他们所做的事情不符合国家的利益。
15. When you go to a new country, you must adapt yourself to new manners and customs.
    当你到一个新的国家时,你必须使自己适应新的风俗习惯。
16. The country is bracing itself for the threatened enemy invasion.
    这个国家正准备奋起抵抗敌人的入侵威胁。
17. The whole country turned out to celebrate the holiday.
    全国人民都参加节日的庆祝活动。
18. We travelled across country.
    我们走在田野上。
19. The river broke through its banks, and flooded the country for many miles around .
    河水决堤,淹没了方圆许多英里的乡村。
20. We hope to move to the country in the near future.
    我们希望在不久的将来移居乡下。
21. They are just simple country folk.
    他们只不过是普通的村民。
22. Peacefulness is one of the delights of country life.
    宁静是乡村生活的乐处之一。
23. The small town was surrounded by rolling country.
    小镇四周都是丘陵地带。
24. We passed through miles of wooded country.
    我们经过了大片的森林地带。

go to the country

举行大选 have a general election (of a government)

• A country of gracious farms on undulating hilly slopes.

  出自：N. Shute

China is a developing country.

中国是一个发展中国家。

After many years abroad, he wanted to return home to his country.

在国外多年后，他想回到故乡。

The country is very green in spring.

春天的时候，乡村一片青葱碧绿。

She lived her whole life in the country.

她在农村度过一生。

We passed through miles of wooded country.

我们通过了好几英里的树木茂密的地带。

This is unknown country to me.

我以前没到过这里/我对这问题一窍不通。

After ten years in the city, he is still country.

他在城里待了十年，仍是乡气十足。

I strictly criticize those country leaders who advocate crossover.

我强力谴责鼓吹跨党派投票的国家领导。

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。

open'/wooded, etc. country

空旷、树木繁茂等的地区

superb walking country

最佳的徒步旅行区域

Explore Thomas Hardy country.

踏访托马斯·哈代小说描写的地区。

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。

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

pop, folk and country

流行、民间和乡村音乐

riding across country

骑马穿过田野

She didn't know what life in a foreign country would be like.

她不知道外国的生活会是什么样。

European countries

欧洲国家

leading industrial countries

最重要的工业国家

The Prime Minister does not have to go to the country for another year.

首相明年也不用举行大选。

We've just moved all the way across country to begin a new life.

我们刚刚经过长途的搬迁来这里开始一种新生活。

She was cycling along a country road near Compiegne...

她正骑车行进在贡比涅附近的乡村道路上。

Varese Ligure is a small town in mountainous country east of Genoa.

瓦雷泽古雷是位于热那亚以东山区的一座小城。

...some of the best walking country in the Sierras...

喜艾拉生态保护区内一些最适宜散步的地区

For a long time I just wanted to play country music.

有很长一段时间我只想弹奏乡村音乐。

...a famous country singer named Katie Cocker.

一位名为凯蒂·科克尔的著名乡村乐歌手

From here we walked across country to Covington.

我们从这儿走乡间小路去卡温顿。

...a healthy life in the country...

乡下的健康生活

Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world.

印度尼西亚是世界上第四大人口大国。

...that disputed boundary between the two countries...

两国之间存有争议的边境地区

The country had confounded the pundits by electing a fourth-term Tory government...

该国国民连续四次选举托利党来执掌政府，这令专家们困惑不已。

Seventy per cent of this country is opposed to blood sports.

该国70%的人反对猎兽活动。

n.(名词)

1. country作“国家,国土”解时表示地理概念,侧重指疆土,即一个国家的整个区域,是可数名词。the country可作“全国人民”解。
2. country作“乡下,乡村”解时是单数名词,常与the连用。有时可用于名词前作定语。
3. country还可作“地区,土地”解,尤指带有某种地形或地势的地区或土地,常用于形容词之后。

n.(名词)

country, nation, state

这组词都可表示“国家”。其区别是：

country表示地理概念,侧重“疆土”,即一个国家的整个区域; nation侧重“人民”,指一个独立政府领导下的全体人民或整个民族的集合体; state则侧重“政权”,即独立的国家,也可指其政府。试体会下面两句中这三个词的含义:

The United States is a nation of diverse peoples.

美国是一个由不同民族组成的国家。

That country is now an independent state.

那个国家现在是个独立的国家。

country, countryside

这两个词都可指“农村”,其区别在于前者常用于泛指一切乡村地域或居民,后者则指区别于city和town的乡下、乡间。例如:

They lived a happy life in the countryside.

他们在乡下过着幸福的生活。

She prefers living in the country to being in the town.

她宁愿住在乡下而不愿住在城市。

nation，state，country，land，power

这些名词均含“国家”之意。

nation普通用词，指在某一国土定居的人民、民族，强调人民。

state正式用词，指政治概念上的国家，即由政府所代表的国家。

country普通用词，侧重国土与人民。

land常用于文学中，侧重国土，带感情色彩。

power特指拥有强大军事力量，在国际事务中有较强权威或影响的国家，即强国、大国。

n.(名词)

在农村你可以看见牛。

误 You find cows in a country.

正 You find cows in the country.

析 country作“农村”解时,只用单数形式,而且和定冠词连用。

总统向全国发表广播演说。

误 The President spoke on the radio to the country.

正 The President spoke on the radio to the nation.

析 country指“国家”,侧重的是版图、土地, nation着重指“具有共同的语言历史,居住在同一地区,有一个独立政府的人群”。

• ☆ 13世纪中期进入英语，直接源自古法语的contree；最初源自中古拉丁语的contrata，意为在那边的国土。