n. 1.民族；国家；种族；〔美国〕印地安人的部落(联盟)。 2.(中世纪大学或苏格兰大学中的)学生同乡会。 短语和例子 the nations 世界各国人民。 the top industrial nation of the world 世界最大工业国。 the law of nations 国际公法。 the League of Nations (第一次大战后成立的)国际联盟。 the United Nations (第二次大战后成立的)联合国。 the most favoured nation (clause) 最惠国(条款)。 the nations 【圣经】异教徒〔指非犹太的各民族〕。 n. -hood 作为一个国家的地位。
the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation''s mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him" 同义词：land, country,
a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation''s capitol"; "the country''s largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land" 同义词：state, country, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politic,
a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes); "the Shawnee nation"
A nation may refer to a community of people who share a common language, culture, ethnicity, descent, or history.World Book Dictionary defines nation as “the people occupying the same country, united under the same government, and usually speaking the same language”.
例句与用法
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They swindled the nation of a million . 他们从国家手里骗了一百万元。
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We are bound to many nations by alliances . 我们和许多国家有盟约关系。
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The dispute was referred to the united nations . 这项争论已提交联合国。
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Watergate was bound to rock the nation . 水门事件一定会震惊全国。
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European nations are relatively modest in size . 欧洲国家的面积都不大。
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Every nation strives after development . 每个国家都在为发展奋斗。
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It is a young nation , still adolescing . 这是一个仍在成长中的年轻国家。
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We do not covet anything from any nation . 我们不觊觎任何国家的任何东西。
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The united nations is a large organization . 联合国是个大机构。
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O ! the huanghe ( river ) , cradle of the chinese nation . 啊！
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