native

adj.

1. 出生地的；儿时居住地的
   connected with the place where you were born and lived for the first years of your life
   1. your native land/country/city
      你的故乡 / 祖国 / 故里
   2. It is a long time since he has visited his native Chile.
      他很久没有回故乡智利了。
   3. Her native language is Korean.
      她的母语是朝鲜语。
2. 本地的；当地的
   connected with the place where you have always lived or have lived for a long time
   1. native Berliners
      土生土长的柏林人
3. 土著的；土著人的
   connected with the people who originally lived in a country before other people, especially white people, came there
   1. native peoples
      土著民族
   2. native art
      土著艺术
4. 原产于某地的；土产的；当地的
   existing naturally in a place
   1. the native plants of America
      美国的土生植物
   2. The tiger is native to India.
      这种虎产于印度。
   3. native species
      当地的物种
5. 天赋的；与生俱来的
   that you have naturally without having to learn it
   1. native cunning
      与生俱来的狡猾

noun

1. 出生于某国（或某地）的人
   a person who was born in a particular country or area
   1. a native of New York
      纽约人
2. 本地人；当地人
   a person who lives in a particular place, especially sb who has lived there a long time
   1. You can always tell the difference between the tourists and the natives.
      游客与当地人之间的区别一望即知。
   2. She speaks Italian like a native.
      她的意大利语说得和意大利人一样。
3. （旧时欧洲人用以称呼先于白人居住在某地的人）土著
   a word used in the past by Europeans to describe a person who lived in a place originally, before white people arrived there
   1. disputes between early settlers and natives
      早期移民和土著之间的纷争
4. 本地的动物（或植物）
   an animal or a plant that lives or grows naturally in a particular area
   1. The kangaroo is a native of Australia.
      袋鼠是产于澳大利亚的动物。

1. ADJ . 出生地的;儿时居住的
   Your native country or area is the country or area where you were born and brought up
   1. It was his first visit to his native country since 1948...
      这是自1948年以来他首次回到自己的祖国。
   2. Mother Teresa visited her native Albania.
      特雷莎修女访问了她的祖国阿尔巴尼亚。
2. N-COUNT 本国人;本地人
   A native of a particular country or region is someone who was born in that country or region.
   1. Dr Aubin is a native of St Blaise.
      奥宾博士是圣布莱斯人。
   2. ...two Dutch volunteer workmen, natives of Tilburg.
      来自蒂尔堡的两个荷兰志愿工人
   3. Native is also an adjective.
      
   4. Joshua Halpern is a native Northern Californian.
      乔舒亚·哈尔彭是土生土长的北加州人。
   5. ...men and women native to countries such as Japan.
      出生在像日本这样国家的人们
3. N-COUNT 土人，土著(一些欧洲人指非西方国家的原住民，可能具冒犯意味)
   Some European people use native to refer to a person living in a non-Western country who belongs to the race or tribe that the majority of people there belong to. This use could cause offence.
   1. They used force to banish the natives from the more fertile land.
      他们使用武力把土著居民驱逐出了比较肥沃的土地。
   2. Native is also an adjective.
      
   3. Native people were allowed to retain some sense of their traditional culture and religion.
      当地原住民获准可以保留一些自己的传统文化和宗教。
4. ADJ (语言)本国的，出生地的
   Your native language or tongue is the first language that you learned to speak when you were a child.
   1. She spoke not only her native language, Swedish, but also English and French...
      她不仅讲自己的母语瑞典语，还讲英语和法语。
   2. French is not my native tongue.
      法语不是我的母语。
5. ADJ (动植物)当地土生的，原产地的
   Plants or animals that are native to a particular region live or grow there naturally and were not brought there.
   1. ...a project to create a 50 acre forest of native Caledonian pines...
      营造50英亩喀里多尼亚土生松树林的项目
   2. Many of the plants are native to Brazil.
      这些植物中有很多原产地在巴西。
   3. Native is also a noun.
      
   4. The coconut palm is a native of Malaysia.
      椰子树原产于马来西亚。
6. ADJ (能力或品质)生来就有的，天赋的
   A native ability or quality is one that you possess naturally without having to learn it.
   1. We have our native inborn talent, yet we hardly use it.
      我们有天生的才能，但我们却几乎未曾使用过。
7. PHRASE (移居他国的人)入乡随俗，同化
   If you say that someone who is living away from their own country goes native, you mean that they try to live and dress like the local people.
   1. You don't think he's gone native, do you? Perhaps he has married out there and decided he can't come home.
      你觉得他并没有入乡随俗，是吗？可能他和那里的人结了婚，认定回不了家了。

1. The eagle is the animal most sacred to the Native Americans.
   对印第安人来说，鹰是最神圣的动物。
2. Feathers of various kinds are used by Native Americans for ceremonial purposes.
   美洲印第安人在举行仪式时用到各种羽毛。
3. By cross-breeding with our native red deer, the sika deer have affected the gene pool
   通过与我们本地的赤鹿杂交，梅花鹿的基因库已经发生了改变。
4. When he left his native country, he said he would not return until it had been fully democratised.
   离开祖国时，他说直到国家完全实现民主化后他才会回来。
5. Most native mammal species have been severely depleted.
   大多数本地哺乳动物的数量都已经大大减少了。
6. Her latest conquest is an Italian who, interestingly enough, doesn't speak a word of his native language.
   她新搭上了个意大利人。有意思的是，那个意大利人一句意大利语都不会说。
7. He recalls his native Bombay with cinematic exactness.
   对出生地孟买的回忆一幕幕清晰地呈现在他脑海里。
8. Australians are justly proud of their native wildlife.
   澳大利亚人有充分的理由为他们的野生动物感到骄傲。
9. It was his first visit to his native country since 1948
   这是自1948年以来他首次回到自己的祖国。
10. Mother Teresa visited her native Albania.
    特雷莎修女访问了她的祖国阿尔巴尼亚。
11. Dr Aubin is a native of St Blaise.
    奥宾博士是圣布莱斯人。
12. They used force to banish the natives from the more fertile land.
    他们使用武力把土著居民驱逐出了比较肥沃的土地。
13. She spoke not only her native language, Swedish, but also English and French
    她不仅讲自己的母语瑞典语，还讲英语和法语。
14. French is not my native tongue.
    法语不是我的母语。
15. Many of the plants are native to Brazil.
    这些植物中有很多原产地在巴西。
16. We have our native inborn talent, yet we hardly use it.
    我们有天生的才能，但我们却几乎未曾使用过。
17. You don't think he's gone native, do you? Perhaps he has married out there and decided he can't come home.
    你觉得他并没有入乡随俗，是吗？可能他和那里的人结了婚，认定回不了家了。
18. Our programme ensures daily opportunities to practice your study language with native speakers.
    我们的学习课程保证你们每天有机会和讲母语的人一起进行语言练习。
19. We were forbidden, under pain of imprisonment, to use our native language.
    我们被禁止使用母语，违者将被关进监狱。
20. Before all this the island was populated by native American Arawaks.
    在所有这一切发生之前，这个岛上居住的是印第安阿拉瓦克人。
21. The French feel passionately about their native tongue.
    法国人对他们的母语非常热爱。
22. Chen Sheng was a native of Yangcheng.
    陈胜者，阳城人也。
23. Tobacco is native to America.
    烟草原产于美洲。
24. He returned to his native land of homesickness.
    他因怀念故土而返回（乡里）。
25. I'm a native of this place.; I was born here.
    我是本地人。
26. Our native land is as pretty as a picture.
    祖国河山美丽如画。
27. His mother is a native of Liaoning.
    其母系辽宁人。
28. His native musical ability impressed his teacher.
    他天生的音乐才能给老师留下了深刻印象。
29. Having lived in Shanghai for a decade or so, he still leans towards his native dishes.
    在上海虽已住了10年左右，他还是喜欢吃家乡菜。
30. I arrived that evening at my native town.
    那天傍晚我到达我的故乡。

adj.

go native

• 入乡随俗；同化
  to try to live and behave like the local people

noun

1. indigenous plants and animals

2. an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
   1. the art of the natives of the northwest coast
   2. the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students

   Synonym:    indigenindigeneaborigineaboriginal

3. a person born in a particular place or country
   1. he is a native of Brazil

adj

1. belonging to one by birth
   1. my native land
   2. one's native language

2. characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
   1. the native North American sugar maple
   2. many native artists studied abroad

3. characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning
   1. native Americans
   2. the aboriginal peoples of Australia

   Synonym:    aboriginal

4. as found in nature in the elemental form
   1. native copper