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nations

/ˈneɪʃənz/

Meanings
noun

国家，民族

A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed on the basis of a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture.

Examples :

"The Kurdish people constitute a nation in the Middle East"
库尔德人是中东地区的一个民族。
nation politics government state world history group culture geography race society

Related Words

Illustration universities

universities noun

/juːnɪˈvɜːsətiz/ /junɪˈvɝsətiz/

大学，高等院校

"Many students apply to universities after finishing high school to pursue higher education. "

高中毕业后，很多学生会申请大学来继续深造。

Illustration widespread

widespread adjective

/ˈwaɪdˌsprɛd/

广泛的，普遍的。

"The flu was widespread throughout the school, with many students absent. "

流感在学校里广泛传播，很多学生都缺席了。

Illustration birthplace

birthplace noun

/ˈbɝθˌpleɪs/

出生地, 诞生地

"Portsmouth was Charles Dickens’ birthplace."

朴茨茅斯是查尔斯·狄更斯的出生地。

Illustration community

community noun

/k(ə)ˈmjunəti/ /kəˈmjuːnɪti/

社区，社群，团体

"The school community celebrated the end-of-year festival together. "

学校的师生和家长团体一起庆祝了年末节日。

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psychological adjective

/ˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkl/ /ˌsaɪkəˈlɑːdʒɪkl/

心理的，精神的

"The teacher's psychological approach to teaching helped students feel more comfortable in class. "

老师在教学中采取的心理方法帮助学生们在课堂上感觉更自在。

Illustration historically

historically adverb

/hɪˈstɒrɪkli/ /hɪˈstɔːrɪkli/

历史上，从历史上看

"Historically speaking, this company has always collected payment before starting work."

从历史上看，这家公司一直都是先收款再开始工作。

Illustration restricted

restricted verb

/ɹɪˈstɹɪktɪd/

限制，约束。

"After suffering diahrroea, the patient was restricted to a diet of rice, cold meat, and yoghurt."

腹泻之后，医生限制病人只能吃米饭、冷肉和酸奶。

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association noun

/əˌsəʊsiˈeɪʃən/ /əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/

结合，联合，交往

"The association of the students with the school's environmental club was evident in their increased recycling efforts. "

学生们积极参与学校环保社团，体现在他们不断加强的回收行动中。

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manifested verb

/ˈmænɪfɛstɪd/

显现，表明， 表现出。

"His courage manifested itself through the look on his face."

他的勇气从他的脸上显现了出来。

Illustration fundraiser

fundraiser noun

/ˈfʌnd.ɹeɪ.zə/ /ˈfʌnd.ɹeɪ.zɚ/

募款活动，筹款活动

"The school held a bake sale as a fundraiser to buy new uniforms for the soccer team. "

学校举办了义卖，作为一次募款活动，为足球队购买新队服。

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constituted verb

/ˈkɒnstɪtjuːtɪd/ /ˈkɑnstɪtutɪd/

组成，构成，设立。

"The school board constituted a committee to address student safety concerns. "

学校董事会成立了一个委员会来解决学生安全问题。

Illustration constitute

constitute noun

/ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/ /ˈkɑnstɪt(j)uːt/

成文法，法规。

"The new school rules constitute the student handbook. "

新的学校规章构成了学生手册的成文法依据。