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Multinational Countries People Adj 形容词   [Usu N Involves

英语单词 multinational
英美音标 英 [ˌmʌlti'næʃnəl] 美 [ˌmʌlti'næʃnəl]
中文释义 adj.多国的;多种国籍的
n.跨国公司
英语例句 (1) He fronts a multinational company.
(2) The Belsey family is multicultural as well as multinational.
(3) Some people believe that the multinationals have too much power.
中文例句 (1) 他领导一家跨国公司。
(2) 贝尔斯里一家有着不同的文化信仰,并且拥有不同的国籍。
(3) 有人认为跨国公司的权力太大了。
vocabulary简明 When something is described as multinational, it involves more than two countries. A multinational corporation buys and sells in several countries, and it may also have offices in these countries.
vocabulary扩展 A multinational conflict is a war that involves the governments of three or more countries. Multinational peacekeepers might be from an organization like the United Nations (which could also be described as a multinational organization), working in many countries toward a peaceful agreement between them. The adjective multinational uses the prefix multi-, or "many," adding it to national, from the Latin nationem, "birth, kind, or tribe."
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ 形容词](公司)多国的,跨国经营的 A multinational company has branches or owns companies in many different countries.
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  • Multinational is also a noun.
    • ...multinationals such as Ford and IBM.

      福特公司和IBM公司等跨国公司

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[ADJ 形容词](军队、组织或团体)人员来自不同国家的,国际的 Multinational armies, organizations, or other groups involve people from several different countries.
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  • The US troops would be part of a multinational force.

    美军将是多国部队的一个组成部分。

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[ADJ 形容词](国家或地区)多民族的 Multinational countries or regions have a population that is made up of people of several different nationalities.
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