an area of land that is a nation, especially considered together with its population, political organization, industry, etc.
the land outside cities or towns; land used for farming or leftunused
land with a special nature or character
"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"
"he returned to the land of his birth"
"he visited several European countries"
"a statement that sums up the nation's mood"
"the news was announced to the nation"
"the whole country worshipped him"
"his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country"
"it was a mountainous area"
"Bible country"
A country of gracious farms on undulating hilly slopes.
出自: N. Shute
误 You find cows in a country.
正 You find cows in the country.
析 country作“农村”解时,只用单数形式,而且和定冠词连用。
误 The President spoke on the radio to the country.
正 The President spoke on the radio to the nation.
析 country指“国家”,侧重的是版图、土地, nation着重指“具有共同的语言历史,居住在同一地区,有一个独立政府的人群”。