Citizen Country Good People Live Living Ordinary ˈsɪtɪzn
This flashcard defines 'citizen' as a person who is legally accepted as belonging to a country (a national or citizen) or who lives in a particular town or city (a resident or citizen).
[N-COUNT 可数名词]公民;国民 Someone who is a citizen of a particular country is legally accepted as belonging to that country.
[usu with supp]
...American citizens...
美国公民
The life of ordinary citizens began to change.
老百姓的生活开始发生变化。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]城镇居民;市民 The citizens of a town or city are the people who live there.
[usu N of n]
...the citizens of Buenos Aires.
布宜诺斯艾利斯的市民
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See also:
senior citizen
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Oxford
citi·zen★/ˈsɪtɪzn; NAmEˈsɪtɪzn/noun1★a person who has the legal right to belong to a particular country 公民◆She's Italian by birth but is now an Australian citizen.她生于意大利,但现在是澳大利亚公民。◆British citizens living in other parts of the European Union居住在欧盟其他地区的英国公民2★a person who lives in a particular place 居民;市民◆the citizens of Budapest布达佩斯市民◆When you're old, people treat you like a second-class citizen.当你年迈时,人们会把你当成二等公民对待。☞see also
senior citizen
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subject
n. (6 )citizencitizensciti·zen/ˈsɪtɪzn; NAmEˈsɪtɪzn/
1someone who lives in a particular town, country, or state: We need our schools to teach students to be good citizens. The mayor urged citizens to begin preparing for a major storm. →
senior citizen
2someone who legally belongs to a particular country and has rights and responsibilities there, whether they are living there or not → national: At the time, there were over 2,000 British citizens living in Iraq.3second-class citizen someone who is made to feel unimportant because of the way people treat themCOLLOCATIONSadjectivesa good citizen· One of the aims of education is to produce good citizens.a law-abiding citizen (=never breaking the law)· Most of the people in this town are law-abiding citizens.a respectable/decent citizen (=good and honest)· There are gangs on the streets who are terrorizing respectable citizens.an upstanding/upright citizen (=honest and responsible)· The rest of his family are honest upright citizens.a model citizen (=a very good one)· His neighbours described him as a model citizen.an ordinary citizen (also a regular citizen American English)· The government is not aware of the views of ordinary citizens.a senior citizen (=someone over 60 years old, or someone who has retired)· There are special clubs for senior citizens.somebody’s fellow citizens (=people who live in the same town, country etc as you)· 70% of our fellow citizens live in poverty.a private citizen (=an ordinary citizen without a public position)· Laws exist to protect private citizens.a leading/prominent citizen (=an important one)· The protests were led by leading citizens in the community.THESAURUScitizen someone who lives in a particular town, country, or state: · In order to become a US citizen, you need to have a Permanent Resident card.· All British citizens have the right to live in the UK.· Good citizens understand that they have a responsibility to the community.national a citizen of a country who is living in another country: · She insisted that foreign nationals were safe in the country.· Russians nationals were ordered to leave.· Her husband is a French national.resident someone who lives in a particular street or area: · There have been complaints by local residents about the building work.· She was a resident of Chicago for many years.native someone who was born in a particular country but moved to another country – used when describing a person or their life: · Picasso was a native of Spain, although he spent much of his life in France.subject someone who was born in a country that has a king or queen, and has a right to live there: · Northern Ireland citizens are British subjects.alien formal someone who is not a legal citizen of the country they are living or working in – used in official contexts: · Employers cannot hire illegal aliens.
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n.公民;市民;老百姓
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