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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary mi·grate \\ˈmī-ˌgrāt, mī-ˈ\\ intransitive verb (mi·grat·ed ; mi·grat·ing) ETYMOLOGY Latin migratus, past participle of migrare; perhaps akin to Greek ameibein to change DATE 1697 1. to move from one country, place, or locality to another 2. to pass usually periodically from one region or climate to another for feeding or breeding 3. to change position in an organism or substance filarial worms migrate within the human body • mi·gra·tion \\mī-ˈgrā-shən\\ noun • mi·gra·tion·al \\-shnəl, -shə-nəl\\ adjective • mi·gra·tor \\ˈmī-ˌgrā-tər, mī-ˈ\\ noun English Etymology migrate migrate (v.) 1690s, from L. migratus, pp. of migrare (see migration). Related: Migrated; migrating. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 migrate mi·grate / mai5^reit; NAmE 5mai^reit / verb1. [V] (of birds, animals, etc. 鸟类、动物等) to move from one part of the world to another according to the season (随季节变化)迁徙: Swallows migrate south in winter. 燕子在冬天迁徙到南方。 2. [V] (of a lot of people 许多人) to move from one town, country, etc. to go and live and / or work in another 移居；迁移 SYN emigrate :
Thousands were forced to migrate from rural to urban areas in search of work. 成千上万的人为了寻找工作被迫从农村涌进城市。 3. (technical 术语) [V] to move from one place to another 移动；转移: The infected cells then migrate to other areas of the body. 受感染的细胞接着转移到身体的其他部位。 4. (computing 计) [V , VN] to change, or cause sb to change, from one computer system to another (使)转移到另一计算机系统 5. (computing 计) [VN] to move programs or hardware from one computer system to another 将(程序或硬件)迁移,转移(到另一系统) Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English migrate verb ADV. north, northwards, etc. birds that migrate south in the winter | seasonally PREP. from, into, to migrating from Europe to Africa OLT migrate verb ⇨ leave 2 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: out-migrate , or in-migrate mi·grate \ˈmīˌgrāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin migratus, past participle of migrare; akin to Greek ameibein to change, and perhaps to Sanskrit mayate he exchanges — more at mean intransitive verb : to move from one place to another: as a. (1) : to leave one country, region, or place in order to settle in another < pretty lucky to have migrated to this country — Victor Boesen > (2) : to move from one area to another in search of work (as seasonal labor) < migrating with the alternation of crops through field after field of the West — Oscar Handlin > (3) : transfer ; specifically : to transfer from one college to another at a university in the British Isles < designing to migrate presently to a theological college — John Buchan > < migrated to Emmanuel … probably to be at his elder brother's college — A.J.Shirren > b. (1) : to pass periodically from one region or climate to another for feeding or breeding < birds that migrate only at night — F.A.Geldard > (2) : to extend the habitat gradually from an old or into a new region < some plants failed to migrate into their old ranges as the glaciation diminished > (3) : to move from one site to another in a host organism especially as part of a life cycle < filiarial worms migrate within the human body > (4) : to alter position in the course of embryologic development or other organic process < one eye gradually migrates across the top the head, until both are on the same side — R.E.Coker > c. (1) : to move or undergo removal from one locality to another as a result of the operation of natural forces < the dunes usually migrate inland — W.W.Atwood b.1906 > (2) of an atom or group : to shift position within a molecule (3) of an ion : to move toward an electrode (4) of a chemical substance : to move or diffuse into an environing medium < plasticizers that migrate into the adhesive film — Product Engineering > < retard the development of rancidity when oxidable oils … migrate into it — J.J.Aid > d. : to change locale or center of gravity : shift < the coal-mining centers … have migrated eastward — L.D.Stamp > < industry, having migrated from the manor to the craft guild of the town — Stringfellow Barr > transitive verb : to cause to migrate < migrate a silicon atom — J.R.Goldsmith > |
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