[ADJ 形容词]国家的；全国的National means relating to the whole of a country or nation rather than to part of it or to other nations.
[usu ADJ n]
Ruling parties have lost ground in national and local elections.
执政党在全国和地区选举中均败北。
...major national and international issues.
国内和国际重大问题
nationally
...a nationally televised speech...
全国电视讲话
Duncan Campbell is nationally known for his investigative work.
邓肯·坎贝尔因其调查工作闻名全国。
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[ADJ 形容词]国民的；民族的National means typical of the people or customs of a particular country or nation.
[ADJ n]
...the national characteristics and history of the country...
这个国家的民族特征和历史
Baseball is the national pastime.
棒球是全民性的休闲运动。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]国民；国人 You can refer to someone who is legally a citizen of a country as a national of that country.
[usu adj N]
...a Sri-Lankan-born British national.
出生于斯里兰卡的英国国民
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na·tion·al★/ˈnæʃnəl; NAmEˈnæʃnəl/
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nationalnationalsadjective★[usually before noun ]1★connected with a particular nation; shared by a whole nation 国家的；民族的；全国的◆national and local newspapers全国性的和地方的报纸◆national and international news国内和国际新闻◆national and regional politics国家和地区政治◆a national election全国性选举◆These buildings are part of our national heritage.这些建筑是我们民族遗产的一部份。◆They are afraid of losing their national identity.他们担心会失去他们的民族特色。2★owned, controlled or paid for by the government 国有的；国立的；国营的◆a national airline/museum/theatre国营航空公司；国立博物馆；国家剧院noun( technical 术语) a citizen of a particular country （某国的）公民◆Polish nationals living in Germany生活在德国的波兰公民na·tion·al/ˈnæʃnəl; NAmEˈnæʃnəl/
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national1 adjective
national2 noun
nationalna‧tion‧al1 /ˈnæʃənəl/ ●●●S1W1 adjective
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1related to a whole nation as opposed to any of its parts → local: Religion matters very much at a national level. Between 1929 and 1933 America’s national income fell by more than half. There are strong indications that the prime minister will call national elections in May.2relating to one particular nation as opposed to other nations → international: We refuse to sign any treaty that is against our national interests.3[only before noun] owned or controlled by the central government of a country: the National Institute for Space Research the national airline →
nationally
national1 adjective
national2 noun
nationalnational2 noun [countable]
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someone who is a citizen of a particular country but is living in another country → alien, citizen, subject: Foreign nationals were advised to leave the country.French/EU/Japanese etc national Turkish nationals who are living in the UK