| 单词 | nation |
| 释义 | nation (neɪʃən ) Word forms: nations 1. countable noun B2 A nation is an individual country considered together with its social and political structures. Such policies would require unprecedented cooperation between nations. ...Nigeria, by far the most populous of African nations. Synonyms: country, state, nation state, power 2. singular noun The nation is sometimes used to refer to all the people who live in a particular country. [journalism] It was a story that touched the nation's heart. Synonyms: public, people, community, society Quotations: For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom Bible: St. Matthew No nation is fit to sit in judgement upon any other nationspeech A nation is the same people living in the same placeUlysses Nations, like men, have their infancyOn the Study of History Collocations: developing nations The population is static or falling in most rich countries but rising rapidly in developing nations. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Levels of consumption remain extremely low compared with other developing nations. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The money will be given to developing nations who reduce the amount of trees they cut down. The Sun (2010) It remains a torn and divided nation. Times, Sunday Times (2015) He finds himself battling to unite the starkly divided nation. The Sun (2010) A week ago the nation was divided and families split over the referendum result. The Sun (2016) The complaining spread from a few to the entire nation. Christianity Today (2000) The entire nation is regarded as under suspicion. Times, Sunday Times (2008) These bloggers are inspiring entire nations of young women to embrace their individuality. The Sun (2014) Germany and France agreed to set up a special fund to help eurozone nations in trouble. Times, Sunday Times (2010) There were hopes that they would receive backing from other eurozone nations. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The remaining eurozone nations could then breathe a sigh of relief and return to business as usual. Times, Sunday Times (2012) We're a great footballing nation and we've got great players. The Sun (2012) The best footballing nations in the world play all year round. The Sun (2013) The match pits two of the greatest footballing nations against each other. The Sun (2013) It is an occupational hazard of those who have the nerve and the ambition to lead nations. Times, Sunday Times (2012) They will not lead the nation into unnecessary wars, overblown vanity projects or personal scandals. Times, Sunday Times (2016) 'Give me an opportunity to lead the nation on the path of peace, prosperity and progress. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The United Nations is an international organization comprised of about 180 member nations. Sociology (1995) At the Nato summit, he called on all the member nations to pledge to spend at least 2% of their national income on defence. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The beneficiaries will not be limited to EU member nations, but worldwide. Times, Sunday Times (2012) We are not a poor nation. Times, Sunday Times New ones have scrambled for customers in this traditionally thrifty and poor nation by cutting tariffs that were already among the world's lowest. Times, Sunday Times Handouts to poor nations will hit 15.3billion in 2019, up from 7.3billion in 2009. The Sun Too few development charities can say a good word about the multinational companies that set up in poor nations in search of new profit-making opportunities. Times, Sunday Times Poor nations may not have the time or energy to commit to football, so affluent ones may do better. Times, Sunday Times This has resulted in the richest and most powerful nation in the history of the world. Times,Sunday Times No one who wants the world's most powerful nation and most important economy to be led by a pragmatic internationalist can relax yet. Times, Sunday Times We were the richest generation in history and had inherited the most powerful nation on earth-and we didn't like it. Christianity Today I was more frightened of being held hostage by a powerful nation that has no respect for human rights. Times,Sunday Times And what has he discovered in his travels the length, breadth and occasionally depth of the world's most powerful nation? Times, Sunday Times Please remain that way, and while you are at it, see if you can distract the most powerful and prosperous nation on earth. Christianity Today How can it be that such a prosperous nation, with millions of pounds at its disposal, performs so abjectly? Times, Sunday Times Most of us would not choose to live in a prosperous nation that had ceased to be democratic. The Times Literary Supplement Critics blame the authoritarian leftwing leader for bringing the once prosperous nation near to ruin through a misguided economic policies and rampant corruption. Times, Sunday Times At the time, the members were bound together by their goal of building a prosperous nation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I hope much will be done to rebuild this nation full of humble and lovely people. The Sun A third hypothesis speculates that the government saw the films as an easy source of money to help rebuild the nation after the war. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But he has no practical experience of rescuing and rebuilding a nation in chaos. Times, Sunday Times He wanted to rebuild the nation's crumbling infrastructure without blowing a hole in the public finances. Times, Sunday Times Labour could declare fiscal prudence while simultaneously hollowing out project spending and rebuilding the nation. Times, Sunday Times All the big nations were represented. Times, Sunday Times (2012) We represent a proud nation and we let them down. Times, Sunday Times (2015) There were 27 competitors representing ten different nations. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The gap in wealth between rich and poor nations is growing. Sociology (1995) Switzerland is a rich nation with low unemployment. The Sun (2014) Some richer nations want tax details shared only when requested. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The rogue nation must be censured, sanctioned and turned into a pariah forthwith. Times, Sunday Times And the former property tycoon spoke of beachside apartments springing up around the rogue nation. The Sun Second, the passing of a statute of limitations would give the green light to rogue nations to follow suit. Times,Sunday Times This marks a significant step up in the rogue nation's capabilities. The Sun I fully understand those who abhor the idea of major competitions taking place in rogue nations. Times, Sunday Times And four years since stark evidence of calculated cruelty by nurses, doctors and managers emerged to shock the nation. The Sun It's not only modern royals who have secret lives that, when exposed, shock the nation. The Sun The events shock the nation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The drama, which shocked the nation, was caught on camera by an eyewitness. The Sun Alarmingly, revelations that shocked the nation in recent weeks would have remained secret but for a free press. The Sun In declaring itself a sovereign nation, it threw off a corrupt, alien jurisdiction and faced down the military superpowers of the time. Times, Sunday Times Families are no longer little sovereign nation states. Times, Sunday Times Within a week he invades another sovereign nation. The Sun And finally a relatively small, sovereign nation stood up to him. The Sun It means forging our own identity as a sovereign nation and, most important of all, taking back control over our borders. The Sun Because theirs was the first match against the host nation, the Wallabies arrived there before the other leading teams. Times, Sunday Times (2015) We have something to prove, too, as we're the host nation and want to prepare well. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The host nation won a hockey game. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Ultimately, the wealth of nations depends on more than economics. Times, Sunday Times If you doubt the importance of competition and flexible, open markets in increasing the wealth of nations, look again at the upper chart. Times, Sunday Times They estimate the total wealth of nations by including different components of wealth in their calculations, including natural capital. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 From the 1960s onwards, the sport gained more exposure and commercial appeal through television coverage and the increasing wealth of nations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Distribution and mobility of wealth of nations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The resources for self-education lie readily to hand because we live in a wealthy nation that offers freely a great deal of life's amenities. Times, Sunday Times We may remain a comparatively wealthy nation, but, in terms of time, we are impoverished. Times, Sunday Times A wealthy nation such as ours must be able to support poor families with common decency and respect. Times,Sunday Times Far from harping on about the necessity of economic austerity, he told us 'we are a wealthy nation' that can well afford a generous ring-fenced foreign aid budget. Times, Sunday Times Yet for all that dedication and compassion, for a wealthy nation we have no more than a fair to middling health system. Times, Sunday Times No other western nation would allow it, defence experts say. Times, Sunday Times That was ascribed to nationalism, said in turn to be a near-inevitable outgrowth of the western nation state. Times, Sunday Times This, together with low prices at the pump, have helped to lift the engine of the global economy out of recession faster than any other advanced western nation. Times, Sunday Times They really can't conceive of anything outside it that's worthwhile, including the western nation and its values of citizenship, cultural identity and the rule of sovereign law. Times, Sunday Times Western nations have sins of omission, at least, in this appalling history. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 国家 Japanese: 国民 |
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