[N-COUNT 可数名词]国家 A nation is an individual country considered together with its social and political structures. →see usage note at:
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Such policies would require unprecedented cooperation between nations...
这样的政策要求国家间进行空前的合作。
The Arab nations agreed to meet in Baghdad.
阿拉伯各国同意在巴格达会晤。
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[N-SING 单数名词]全体国民;国民The nation is sometimes used to refer to all the people who live in a particular country.
[JOURNALISM 新闻]
It was a story that touched the nation's heart.
这是一个感动了全体国民的故事。
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na·tion★/ˈneɪʃn; NAmEˈneɪʃn/noun1★[countable ]a country considered as a group of people with the same language, culture and history, who live in a particular area under one government 国家;民族◆an independent nation独立的国家◆the African nations非洲各国2★[singular ]all the people in a country 国民SYN
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◆The entire nation, it seemed, was watching TV.好像全国的人都在看电视。▶na·tion·hoodnationhoodnationhoods/ˈneɪʃnhʊd; NAmEˈneɪʃnhʊd/noun[uncountable ]◆Citizenship is about the sense of nationhood.公民身分涉及国家意识。nationnationsna·tion/ˈneɪʃn; NAmEˈneɪʃn/na·tion·hood/ˈneɪʃnhʊd; NAmEˈneɪʃnhʊd/
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nationna‧tion /ˈneɪʃən/ ●●●S3W2 noun [countable]
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1a country, considered especially in relation to its people and its social or economic structure: the president’s radio broadcast to the nation an independent nation the world’s leading industrial nations► see thesaurus at
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2a large group of people of the same race and language: the Cherokee nationCOLLOCATIONSadjectivesa great/powerful nation· The United States is the most powerful nation in the world.an independent/sovereign nation (=one that rules itself, rather than being run by another country)· Countries that were once colonies of Britain are now independent nations.an industrial/industrialized nation· The rich industrial nations dominate the global economy.a developed/advanced nation (=one that has many industries)· In the developed nations, many students go on to university.a developing/emerging nation (=one that is starting to have more industry)· Food shortages are often a problem in developing nations.a rich/wealthy nation· Most tourists come from the wealthy nations of the world.a poor nation· The high cost of medicines in poor nations prevents many citizens from receiving health care.verbslead a nation· He led the nation out of a depression and into a period of growth and prosperity.face a nation· There are many problems facing our nation.unite a nation (=make everyone in a country agree)· The crisis seemed to unite the nation.divide a nation (=make people in a nation disagree)· The war has divided the nation.shock a nation (=make everyone in a nation feel shocked)· This terrible crime has shocked the whole nation.
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