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old country əuldˈkʌntri 短语³⁹³⁶⁶
基本英英Thesaurus例句
n.前面与the连用移民的母国
Noun:
the country of origin of an immigrantnoun.native land
同义词 birthplace,country of origin,fatherland,homeland,mother country,motherland,native country,native land,native soil,old world,one's native soil,the old country
native landnoun one's native country
God's country,birthplace,country of origin,fatherland,home,homeland,mother country,motherland,native soil,old country,old world,terra firma,the old country Although they always prefer places that remind them of“the old country, ” they can be found nearly anywhere their Kinfolk have settled.
虽然他们也倾向与住在可以回忆起“故国”的地方，他们还是更注意住在离亲属近的地方。 iciba
He had fallen on his feet in Buenos Ayres , he said, and had come over to the old country just for a holiday.
他说在布宜诺斯艾利斯他站稳了脚跟，回到祖国只是为了度假。 ebigear
If I have to define the difference, it's that Chinese-Americans are more specifically tied to the old country, to traditional Chinese culture.
如果一定要找出区别的话，我觉得是美籍华人更为明显地和故国，和传统中华文化维系在一起。 yeeyan
They destroyed grandma's trunk, the one she'd brought from the old country.
警察砸掉了奶奶的行李箱，就是她从祖国带来的那个行李箱。 yeeyan
They loved hearing about leprechauns in the old country.
他们很爱听关于古时候小妖精的故事. yeeyan |