单词 | nationwide |
释义 | nationwide (once / 1215 pages) adjadv Something nationwide refers to or covers the whole country. A nationwide shortage of wheat would affect everyone in every single state. A gossipy news story about a presidential candidate might cause a nationwide scandal, if everyone in the whole country were talking about it. And if a drought seemed to be spreading nationwide, farmers from Maine to California would start to worry about that year's crops. Nationwide combines nation, from the Latin nationem, "origin" or "race of people," and wide, from its "extending through the whole of" meaning. WORD FAMILYnationwide USAGE EXAMPLES"Please be advised, @CustomsBorder outage is nationwide. They are working to restore. Thanks for your patience," Miami International Airport said on its Twitter feed. Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) Dahlin’s first project was a report denouncing the existence of an illegal nationwide network of secret detention facilities called “black jails”. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) A little over a month ago, Braxton told his parents he wanted to donate Legos to the other children at Nationwide. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1adj occurring or extending throughout a country or nation the event aroused nationwide interest Syn countrywide comprehensive including all or everything 2adv extending throughout an entire nation it was broadcast nationwide Syn across the country, across the nation, nationally |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含147318条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。