country /ˈkʌntrɪ/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A country is one of the political units which the world is divided into, covering a particular area of land. 国家

  例：

  Indonesia is the fifth most populous country in the world.

  印度尼西亚是世界上人口第五大国。

  例：

  ...the boundary between the two countries.

  …这两个国家的分界线。

• 2. 

  N-SING The people who live in a particular country can be referred to as the country. 国民

  例：

  Finally the country got some much-needed good news.

  最后该国人民得到了一些他们最需要的好消息。

• 3. 

  N-SING The country consists of places such as farms, open fields, and villages which are away from towns and cities. 乡村

  例：

  ...a healthy life in the country.

  …在乡村的健康生活。

  例：

  She was cycling along a country road near Compiègne.

  她正沿着贡比涅附近的一条乡间小路骑车。

• 4. 

  N-UNCOUNT A particular kind of country is an area of land which has particular characteristics or is connected with a particular well-known person. 地区

  例：

  Varese Ligure is a small town in mountainous country east of Genoa.

  瓦雷泽·利古里亚是一座位于热那亚东部山区的小镇。

• 5. 

  N-UNCOUNT Country music is popular music from the southern United States. 乡村 (音乐)

  例：

  For a long time I just wanted to play country music.

  在过去的很长一段时间，我只想演奏乡村音乐。