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单词 the country
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the country in British English

British informal
the outlying area or area furthest from the finish of a sports ground or racecourse
See full dictionary entry for country

Examples of 'the country' in a sentence
the country

It came as huge areas of the country yesterday ground to a halt after overnight snow and freezing temperatures.
The Sun (2017)
Pilot schemes in various areas of the country will require voters to show a driving licence, passport or utility bill before they can cast a vote.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Forecasters warned areas of the country with clear skies and bright sunshine during the day are set for the coldest Guy Fawkes night.
The Sun (2016)
The government will also introduce a 50p per month tax on landlines to help fund the roll out of high-speed broadband to all areas of the country.
Computing (2010)
Yet many areas of the country have still to play catch up.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In most areas of the country the emergency services just have to hope for the best.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But the gorgeous tunes are dwindling in some areas of the country.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
And the problem is worse in the more deprived areas of the country.
The Sun (2014)
Over the coming months the campaign group aims to hold local surgeries in mining areas across the country.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Japanese car sales suffered a record slump last month after the earthquake and tsunami brought areas of the country to a halt.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)

All related terms of 'the country'

the Black Country
the formerly heavily industrialized region of central England , northwest of Birmingham
the high country
sheep pastures in the foothills of the Southern Alps , New Zealand
the King Country
an area in the centre of North Island, New Zealand : home of the King Movement , a nineteenth-century M āori separatist movement
the Lucky Country
a large island country, situated between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific : a former British colony , now an independent member of the Commonwealth , constitutional links with the United Kingdom formally abolished in 1986; consists chiefly of a low plateau , mostly arid in the west, with the basin of the Murray River and the Great Dividing Range in the east and the Great Barrier Reef off the NE coast. Language: English; Aboriginal languages also spoken. Religion : Christian majority . Currency : Australian dollar . Capital: Canberra . Pop: 24 446 341 (2017 est). Area: 7 682 300 sq km (2 966 150 sq miles)
the West Country
the southwest of England, esp Cornwall , Devon , and Somerset
go to the country
If a head of government or a government goes to the country , they hold a general election.
the Channel Country
an area of E central Australia, in SW Queensland : crossed by intermittent rivers and subject to both flooding and long periods of drought
North Country
the geographic region formed by Alaska , Yukon , the Northwest Territories , and Nunavut

Chinese translation of 'the country'

the country

  1. 乡(鄉)下 (xiāngxià) (个(個), gè)
    ⇒ a healthy life in the country 乡下的健康生活 (xiāngxià de jiànkāng shēnghuó)
See country (sense 2)

Nearby words of
the country

  • the conversion of sth into sth
  • the cost is now put at 20 million pounds
  • the cost of living
  • the country
  • the cradle of civilization
  • the cream
  • the crook of one's arm/leg

Related terms of
the country

  • in the country
  • these flowers are to be found all over the country
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