| 单词 | national debts |
| 释义 | nation1 /nāˈshən/noun
ORIGIN: L nātiō, -ōnis, from nāscī, nātus to be born national /nashˈnəl or -ə-nəl/ adjective
natˈionalism noun natˈionalist noun
Of or relating to nationalists or nationalism nationalistˈic adjective nationalistˈically adverb nationality /-alˈit-i/ noun
nationalīzāˈtion or nationalīsāˈtion noun natˈionalize or natˈionalise transitive verb
natˈionally adverb nationhood /nāˈ/ noun The state or fact of being a nation nationless /nāˈ/ adjective Without nationality or nations naˈtionwide adjective Covering the whole nation (also adverb) national anthem (or rare air) noun An official song or hymn of a nation, sung or played on ceremonial occasions National Assembly noun
National Assistance noun (formerly in Britain) a weekly allowance paid by the state to people on low incomes national bank noun
national call noun (formerly trunk call) a long-distance telephone call within the country, not international national church noun A church established by law in a country national code noun (Aust) Australian rules football National Convention noun
National Curriculum noun The curriculum taught in all schools in England and Wales from 1989, divided into core subjects (English, mathematics and science) and foundation subjects (technology and design, history, geography, music, art, physical education and a foreign language), with testing at regular intervals to assess each child's performance in comparison with nationally set attainment targets, under the control of the National Curriculum Council national debt noun Money borrowed by the government of a country and not yet paid back National Front noun (in Britain) an extreme right-wing political party with racist and fascist policies, now largely superseded by its offshoot the British National Party national grid noun The grid (qv) of power-lines in, or of lines on maps of, Great Britain National Guard noun
National Health Service noun In Britain, the system under which medical, dental, etc treatment is available free, or at a nominal charge, to all, paid for out of public taxation National Hunt noun (also without caps) horse-racing over jumps, opp to flat racing national income noun The total money earned (from wages, interest, rents, etc) by the residents of a nation national insurance noun A system of compulsory insurance paid for by weekly contributions by employee and employer, and yielding benefits to the sick, retired, unemployed, etc National Lottery noun In Britain, a state-controlled lottery established in 1994 national park noun An area owned by or for the nation, set apart for the preservation and enjoyment of what is beautiful or interesting National Savings Bank noun A bank, run by the government, with which money may be deposited to accumulate interest national school noun (in England, formerly) a school established by the National Society (established in 1811) to promote elementary education among poor people national service noun Compulsory service in the armed forces National Socialism noun Nazism, the policies of the National Socialist Party National Socialist (German Workers’) Party noun An extreme nationalistic fascist party in Germany, led by Adolf Hitler, which ruled Germany from 1933 to 1945 national treasure noun Someone or something regarded as a cultural asset to a nation National Trust noun A charitable body concerned with the preservation of historic monuments and buildings, and areas of natural beauty, in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (the National Trust for Scotland performs a similar function in Scotland) National Vocational Qualification noun A qualification awarded in the workplace by the NCVQ for competence in job skills at any of five levels from basic to university standard (abbrev NVQ) nation state noun An independent state with a population largely of common descent, language or culture |
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