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  • Conjugation : past  migrated ; ing  migrating
  • Derivatives : n  migrator
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

migrate [maɪ'greɪt]
  1. 1. vi. [person+] 迁移
  2. 2. vi. [bird+] 迁徙

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

migrate [maɪˈgreɪt]
  1. 1. vi. 移居迁移移民
    This tribe transmigrated many times over the centuries.
    数百年来,这个部落迁移过好几回了。
    Many Germans migrated to South America in the mid-19th century.
    19世纪中叶许多德国人迁移南美洲
  2. 2. vi. 迁徙,移栖
    The workers migrate to where the crops need harvesting.
    工人们不断地向需要收获庄稼地区移动
    Birds migrate in the Winter.
    鸟儿冬天迁移

Collins English-English Dictionary

migrate [maɪ'greɪt]
  1. 1. vi. [intr] to go from one region, country, or place of abode to settle in another, esp in a foreign country
  2. 2. vi. (of birds, fishes, etc) to journey between different areas at specific times of the year
  3. 3. vi. [Etymology] C17: from Latin migrare to change one's abode

Examples

The workers migrate to where the crops need harvesting.
工人们不断地向需要收获庄稼的地区移动。
燕子秋天往南方迁徙。
Swallows migrate south in autumn.
迁徙
move; migrate; change one's residence
每年秋天迁徙到温暖的地方,是大雁的常性。
It's the wild geese's instinct to migrate to warm places every autumn.
一些鱼类回游到此水段来繁殖后代。
Some fish migrate to this section of water to breed.
这个季节正是鱼洄游的时候。
This is the season when fish migrate.

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