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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- immigrate ['ɪmɪ,greɪt]
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1.
vi.
[intr]
to come to a place or country of which one is not a native in order to settle there - Compare emigrate
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2.
vi.
[intr]
(of an animal or plant) to migrate to a new geographical area
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3.
vt.
[tr]
to introduce or bring in as an immigrant
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4.
vt.
[Etymology]
C17: from Latin immigr
a re to go into, fromim- + migra re to move
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1.
vi.
[intr]
to come to a place or country of which one is not a native in order to settle there - Compare emigrate
nciku Note
immigrate & emigrate，关于移民的单词
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immigrate All of the immigrants spoke English. emigrate The emigrants will receive their new passports within three months. “emigrate”和“immigrate”都是动词，都指移居到另外一个国家。这两个词的不同之处就在于“emigrate”指从自己的国家移居到另外一个国家，而“immigrate”只泛指移民，移居。 Emigrate and immigrate are both verbs which mean to enter a new country to take up residency. The only real difference between these words is you emigrate from your country to another country and you immigrate to another country. |
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