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  • Conjugation : pl  countries
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

country ['k^ntrɪ]
  1. 1. noun [c] (nation) 国家
  2. 2. noun [s] (population) 全国人民
  3. 3. noun [c] (native land) 家乡
    He loved his country.
    热爱自己的家乡
  4. 4. noun [u] (area) 地区
    mountainous country
    山区
  5. 5. noun the country (countryside) 乡下
    a healthy life in the country
    乡下健康生活
  6. 6. cpd [+music, singer] (also: country and western) 西部乡村
    in the country
    乡下

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

country [ 'kʌntrɪ] [ 'kʌntrɪ]
  1. 1. noun 地区区域地带
    wooded country
    林区
  2. 2. noun 国土国家故乡故土家乡国籍所属国家祖国
    I'm going to visit some European countries next summer.
    明年夏天我想去几个欧洲国家游玩。
  3. 3. noun 国民平民,大众
    The country was shocked, although Abraham Lincoln himself believed he would be killed.
    虽然亚伯拉罕·林肯认为自己会被杀害,但是全体国民还是很震惊。
  4. 4. noun 农村乡村乡下乡间
    They used to live in the country.
    他们以前住在乡下。
  5. 5. noun 领域兴趣范围
  6. 6. noun 土地
  7. 7. noun [legal] 陪审团
    trial by the country
    陪审团进行审讯
  8. 8. noun 乡村音乐;[Country]【同义词】country-and-western
  9. 9. noun 船舱空间
  10. 10. noun 板球外场;(矿藏围岩
  11. 11. adjective 农村的乡村的乡下的,乡间的;在农村的来自农村的
  12. 12. adjective 乡村式的;乡气的,乡村风味
    She is in a competition designed to find promising country music talents.
    她参加了一场比赛,这场比赛旨在发掘有潜力的乡村音乐天才。
  13. 13. adjective [dialect] [除方外废]祖国的,本国的本土的故乡
  14. 14. adjective [American English] 乡村音乐的;以乡村音乐特色
  15. 15. adjective 农场土制的
  16. 16. adjective [American slang] 能耐的;靠得住

Collins English-English Dictionary

country ['k^ntrɪ]
  1. 1. n a territory distinguished by its people, culture, language, geography, etc
  2. 2. n an area of land distinguished by its political autonomy; state
  3. 3. n the people of a territory or state
    the whole country rebelled
  4. 4. n an area associated with a particular person
    Burns country
  5. 5. n the part of the land that is away from cities or industrial areas; rural districts
  6. 6. n (as modifier)
    country cottage
  7. 7. n (in combination)
    a countryman
  8. 8. n short for country music
  9. 9. n [archaic] a particular locality or district
  10. 10. n one's native land or nation of citizenship
  11. 11. n [modifier] rough; uncouth; rustic
    country manners
  12. 12. n [Etymology] C13: from Old French contrée, from Medieval Latin contrata, literally: that which lies opposite, from Latin contra opposite

Examples

Laws regarding capital punishment vary from country to country.
不同国家有关死刑的法律规定不尽相同。 capital punishment
back country
边远地区偏僻的农村地区 back
wooded country
林区 country
trial by the country
由陪审团进行的审讯 country
a cross-country flight
横穿全国的飞行 cross-country
even country
平坦的田野 even
The country house must go.
乡间的房子必须放弃。 go
open country
空旷之地 open
a rich country
自然资源丰富的国家 rich
a swing around the country
周游全国 swing

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