migrate

verb

OPAL W

/maɪˈɡreɪt/

/ˈmaɪɡreɪt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they migrate	/maɪˈɡreɪt/ /ˈmaɪɡreɪt/
he / she / it migrates	/maɪˈɡreɪts/ /ˈmaɪɡreɪts/
past simple migrated	/maɪˈɡreɪtɪd/ /ˈmaɪɡreɪtɪd/
past participle migrated	/maɪˈɡreɪtɪd/ /ˈmaɪɡreɪtɪd/
-ing form migrating	/maɪˈɡreɪtɪŋ/ /ˈmaɪɡreɪtɪŋ/

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[intransitive] (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。
Extra Examples
- Migrating birds often rest and feed in the marshes here.候鸟经常在这里的沼泽地休息和觅食。
Topics Birdsb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- north
- northwards
- etc.
- …
preposition
- from
- into
- to
- …
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[intransitive] (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 synonym 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。
- Several thousand years ago whole populations migrated to north-west Europe.几千年前，整个人口迁移到欧洲西北部。
Topics Social issuesc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- north
- northwards
- etc.
- …
preposition
- from
- into
- to
- …
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[intransitive] (specialist) 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- north
- northwards
- etc.
- …
preposition
- from
- into
- to
- …
See full entry
[intransitive, transitive] migrate (somebody) (computing计算机) to change, or cause somebody to change, from one computer system to another（使）转移（到另一计算机系统）
[transitive] migrate something (computing计算机) 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）