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a country considered as a group of people with the same language, culture and history, who live in a particular area under one government 国家；民族 European/Arab/Asian nations 欧洲/阿拉伯/亚洲国家 The African nations have been particularly affected. 非洲国家尤其受到影响。 Developing nations need affordable access to drugs and medication. 发展中国家需要负担得起的药品和药物。 Fewer and fewer people in industrialized nations actually know where their food comes from. 工业化国家越来越少的人真正知道他们的食物来自哪里。 Leaders of the nations signed a declaration of support. 各国领导人签署了支持宣言。 This is an important moment in our nation's history. 这是我们民族历史上的重要时刻。 Germans celebrated yesterday in Berlin, the nation's capital. 德国人昨天在首都柏林庆祝。
Extra ExamplesThe Soviet Union sent aid to the island nation of Cuba. 苏联向岛国古巴给予援助。 They discussed how to revive the nation's economy. 他们讨论了如何振兴国家经济。 The Republic of Surinam was established as an independent nation in 1985. 苏里南共和国于1985年作为一个独立的国家成立。 Russia was host nation for the 2018 World Cup. 俄罗斯是2018年世界杯的主办国。 In 1950 the UK was the world's largest debtor nation and the US the largest creditor. 1950 年，英国是世界上最大的债务国，而美国则是最大的债权国。 The biggest task of the government was to address national unity and nation building. 政府的最大任务就是实现民族团结和建设国家。 They hoped that the exhibition would enhance the cultural life of the nation. 他们希望这次展览有助于提高全国的文化生活水平。 They wanted to create a new nation. 他们想建立一个新国家。 economic inequality among the nations of the world 世界各国间的经济不平等 swings in public opinion across the nation 全国舆论的摇摆不定 the imperialist expansion of Western nations in the 1880s 19 世纪 80 年代西方国家的帝国主义扩张 the member nations of the UN 联合国的成员国 the richest nation on earth 世界上最富有的国家 the threat of attack from terrorists or rogue nations 来自恐怖分子或流氓国家攻击的威胁 Leaders of the G8 leading industrial nations backed the plan. 主要工业化国家的八国集团领导人支持这一计划。 Tanzania, Kenya and other east African nations have been particularly affected. 坦桑尼亚、肯尼亚和其他东非国家尤其受到影响。 The leaders of some of the world's most powerful nations attended the meeting. 世界上一些最强大国家的领导人出席了会议。 The programme is aimed at training more doctors in developing nations. 该项目旨在培养更多发展中国家的医生。 Sovereign nations have the right to control over their own natural resources. 主权国家有权控制自己的自然资源。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large
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all the people in a country 国民 The entire nation, it seemed, was watching TV. 好像全国的人都在看电视。 They are a nation of food lovers. 他们是热爱美食的民族。
Extra ExamplesThe entire nation mourned her death. 举国上下都对她的逝世表示哀悼。 the savage murder that shocked the nation 震惊全国的凶残谋杀案 The fight against terrorism seemed to unite the nation. 与恐怖主义的斗争似乎把全国人民团结了起来。 In the nation as a whole there is no desire for war. 这个国家整体上没有发动战争的欲望。 The new economic policies were in the best interests of the nation at large. 新的经济政策符合国家的整体利益。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large
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- build
- create
- divide
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- across a/the nation
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Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin natio(n-), from nat- ‘born’, from the verb nasci.