nation

noun

1. 国家；民族
   a country considered as a group of people with the same language, culture and history, who live in a particular area under one government
   1. an independent nation
      独立的国家
   2. the African nations
      非洲各国
2. 国民
   all the people in a country
   1. The entire nation, it seemed, was watching TV.
      好像全国的人都在看电视。

1. N-COUNT 国家
   A nation is an individual country considered together with its social and political structures.
   1. Such policies would require unprecedented cooperation between nations...
      这样的政策要求国家间进行空前的合作。
   2. The Arab nations agreed to meet in Baghdad.
      阿拉伯各国同意在巴格达会晤。
2. N-SING 全体国民;国民
   The nation is sometimes used to refer to all the people who live in a particular country.
   1. It was a story that touched the nation's heart.
      这是一个感动了全体国民的故事。

1. Civil war and famine sent the nation plunging into anarchy.
   内战和饥荒使该国陷入了无政府状态。
2. French Jews generally had been assimilated into the nation's culture.
   法裔犹太人已经被这个国家的文化同化了。
3. The small business people of Britain are the economic backbone of the nation.
   英国的小商人是国家经济的支柱。
4. All countries march as one nation under the banner of friendship.
   所有国家在友谊的旗帜下团结一致，共同前进。
5. Raw-steel production by the nation's mills decreased 2.1% last week
   上周该国钢铁厂的原钢产量下降了2.1%。
6. He helped energize and mobilize millions of people around the nation
   他帮助激励和动员了全国数百万人。
7. The nation's electronics industry made important strides this year to even up its balance of trade
   该国的电子产业今年取得了重大进步，平衡了贸易差额。
8. The nation also exports beef
   该国也出口牛肉。
9. To force this agreement on the nation is wrong.
   把这份协定强加给这个国家是错误的。
10. Separatist movements are a threat to the integrity of the nation.
    分离主义运动对国家统一是个威胁。
11. The buildings are invested with a nation's history
    这些建筑承载着一个国家的历史。
12. Britain's future as a leading industrial nation depends on investment.
    作为一个主要工业国英国的未来要倚赖投资。
13. The nation's highest court reversed the lower court's decision
    该国最高法院已推翻了下级法院的判决。
14. In his memoirs, De Gaulle wrote that he had come to London determined to save the French nation.
    戴高乐在他的回忆录中写道，他怀着拯救法兰西民族的坚定信念来到了伦敦。
15. The whole nation had mourned the death of their great leader
    举国向去世的伟大领袖表示了深深的哀悼。
16. Such policies would require unprecedented cooperation between nations
    这样的政策要求国家间进行空前的合作。
17. The Arab nations agreed to meet in Baghdad.
    阿拉伯各国同意在巴格达会晤。
18. It was a story that touched the nation's heart.
    这是一个感动了全体国民的故事。
19. They were forged by them, moreover, into a self-conscious nation as early as the 10th century
    另外，早在10世纪，他们就被其锻造成了一个具有自我意识的民族。
20. The nation states of Eastern Europe finally sloughed off their totalitarian regimes.
    东欧民族国家最终抛弃了极权统治。
21. They even blame the government for talking down the nation's fourth biggest industry
    他们甚至指责政府贬低该国的第四大产业。
22. The president wants to improve the nation's highways and mass transit systems.
    总统希望改善该国的公路与公共交通系统。
23. Education and training is the key that will unlock our nation's potential.
    教育和培训是发掘我们国家潜力的关键。
24. We shall take our place in the world as a nation with an advanced culture.
    我们将以一个具有高度文化的民族出现于世界。
25. The nation wants peace; only a minority want the war to continue.
    国家要和平，只有少数人要战争继续下去。
26. It is a young nation, still adolescing.
    这是一个仍在成长中的年轻国家。
27. The Chinese nation has reached a point where its very existence is at stake.
    中华民族到了这生死存亡的关头。
28. The President spoke to the whole nation on television.
    总统向全国作了电视讲话。
29. The whole nation is closely united.
    全国人民团结紧。
30. The nation declined as a world power.
    作为一个世界强国，这个国家已经衰落。

  country kingdom nation realm state【导航词义：国家】

  country n. 国家

〔辨析〕最普通用词，侧重指国土、疆域。

  kingdom n. 王国

〔辨析〕指由国王或女王统治的国家，或君主立宪的国家。

  nation n. 国家

〔辨析〕强调其民族、社会及经济结构。

  realm n. 〈文或非正式〉王国

〔辨析〕与 kingdom 基本同义，但多用于正式文体。

  state n. 国家，政府

〔辨析〕侧重指被视为政治组织的国家，英国英语中尤指政府。

  race nation nationality people【导航词义：种族，民族】

  race n. 人种，种族

〔辨析〕指根据肤色及其他外表特征划分的人群。

  nation n. 民族，国民

〔辨析〕指属于同一种族、使用同一种语言的人群；也指某一国的国民。

  nationality n. 民族

〔辨析〕指具有相同的语言、文化和历史并构成国家某一部分的人群。

  people n. 民族，人民

〔辨析〕指属于同一国家、地区、种族等的人群。

noun

1. the people who live in a nation or country
   1. a statement that sums up the nation's mood
   2. the news was announced to the nation
   3. the whole country worshipped him

   Synonym:    landcountry

2. a politically organized body of people under a single government
   1. the state has elected a new president
   2. African nations
   3. students who had come to the nation's capitol
   4. the country's largest manufacturer
   5. an industrialized land

   Synonym:    statecountrylandcommonwealthres publicabody politic

3. a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes)
   1. the Shawnee nation