b)PERSON/PEOPLEall the people who live in a particular country 全国人民,全体国民
The president has the support of the country.
总统有全国人民的支持。
Examples from the Corpus
in the country• There is a certain silliness around in the country.• After all, everybody in the country was supposed to have an equalshot at getting them.• It should surely be essential for every school, library and bookish home in the country.• San Diego is the hardest place in the country to tell a Democrat from a Republican.• My boss was struggling to finance every nationalpark and gamereservein the country.• He says the rink is one of the biggest, cleanest, best rinks in the country.• He told us all about his life over there, and the political situations in the countries he worked in.• But GeorgeW.'s Houston has the worstsmogin the country.
3DN[uncountableU] an area of land that is suitable for a particular activity, has particular features, or is connected with a particular person or people 〔适合某种活动、具有某种特点或与某些人有关的〕地区,区域,地方
5.go to the countryBritish EnglishBrEPGP if a primeminister goes to the country, they ask for a generalelection to be held 〔首相〕召集大选,举行大选
Examples from the Corpus
go to the country• So, it should strike while the iron is hot and go to the country as soon as possible.• Attlee went to the country over the issue and lost the general election of October 1951.• And yet Callaghan very nearly did go to the country late in 1978.• So, anyway, I went to the country.• I've had my orders. lmgoing to the country for a while, to merry Mytchett Place.• Individualspossessconveyances to go to the country.
COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: an area of land that is controlled by its own government, president, king etc 国,国家
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + country
a foreign country (=not your own country) 外国
Have you ever worked in a foreign country?
你在外国工作过吗?
na strange country (=not your own country)
She was in a strange country, with no friends and no family.
a European/African/Asian etc country 欧洲/非洲/亚洲等国家
The president will be visiting four European countries.
总统将访问欧洲四国。
a democratic/capitalist/communist etc country 民主/资本主义/共产主义等国家
the former socialist countries of Eastern Europe
东欧前社会主义国家
your home/native country (=where you were born or live permanently) 祖国,出生国
After five years in America, she returned to her home country, Japan.
在美国待了五年之后,她回到了自己的祖国——日本。
a developing/Third World country (=poor and trying to increase its industry and trade) 发展中/第三世界国家
Many developing countries receive some foreign aid.
许多发展中国家都获得一些外国援助。
a developed country (=rich and where most people have a comfortable life) 发达国家
nDeveloped countries are responsible for most emissions of carbon dioxide.
an underdeveloped country (=poor and developing more slowly than others) 欠发达国家
nThe disease still exists, mainly in underdeveloped countries.
an industrialized country 工业国
nAmerica and other industrialized countries
an advanced country 发达国家
ntechnologically advanced countries such as Japan
a Christian/Muslim/Catholic etc country 基督教/伊斯兰教/天主教等国家
nEngland became a Christian country in the seventh century.
your adopted country (=that you have chosen to live in permanently) 你的居留国
nI felt proud of my adopted country, America.
na great country (=important, with many past achievements)
the great countries of Europe
an independent country (=not controlled by another country) 独立国家
nMalaysia has been an independent country since 1963.
nan occupied country (=controlled by an army from another country)
For many years, Egypt was an occupied country.
a free country (=where people’s actions are not too restricted) 自由的国家
nYou can go where you like – it’s a free country.
a member country (=belonging to a particular international organization) 成员国
nthe member countries of the European Community
the host country (=where an event is held) 主办国,东道国
nWhich is the host country for the next Olympic Games?
verbs
run/govern the country (=officially control a country) 治理国家
The government has the job of running the country.
政府有治理国家的责任。
rule a country (=have complete control of a country) 统治国家
For a long time the country was ruled by military dictators.
这个国家长期由军事独裁者统治。
nleave the country
The journalists were given 24 hours to leave the country.
flee the country (=leave it very quickly to avoid trouble) 逃离国家
At the outbreak of the war, many people fled the country.
战争一爆发,许多人逃离了这个国家。
serve your country (=work for your country in an official way) 为祖国效劳
Remember those who are serving our country as soldiers, sailors, and airmen.
记住那些为祖国效劳的陆海空三军将士。
lead the country 领导国家
nShe became the first woman to lead the country.
represent your country 代表国家
nIt’s a great honour to be chosen to represent your country in a sport.
betray your country (=be disloyal, especially by giving secrets to other countries) 背叛祖国
nHe betrayed his country for the sake of communism.
phrases
somebody’s/something’s country of origin (=where you were born or live permanently, or where something was produced) 某人的原籍国/某物的原产国
Please give your name, age, and country of origin.
请写上你的姓名、年龄,以及原籍国。
nCOLLOCATIONS – Meaning 3: an area of land that is suitable for a particular activity, has particular features, or is connected with a particular person or people 〔适合某种活动、具有某种特点或与某些人有关的〕地区,区域,地方
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + country
open country (=away from towns, and with few buildings, walls, trees etc)
We left the city and headed towards the open country in the north.
wild country (=not used or farmed by people)
I love the wild country of the Scottish Highlands.
rough country (=difficult to travel over)
a vehicle especially designed for rough country
walking/riding/farming etc country
To the east is an area of rich farming country.
mountain/mountainous country
a vast stretch of mountain country
hill/hilly country
He grew up in Texas hill country.
wooded country (=with a lot of trees)
They escaped through hilly, wooded country.
desert country
Not much grows in this desert country.
THESAURUS
country an area of land controlled by its own government, president, king etc 〔有自己的政府、总统、国王等的〕国家