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单词 migrates
释义

migrate

verb

mi·​grate ˈmī-ˌgrāt How to pronounce migrate (audio) mī-ˈgrāt How to pronounce migrate (audio)
migrated; migrating; migrates
1
intransitive : to move from one country, place, or locality to another
Thousands of workers migrate to this area in the summer.
In another Bavarian village, … 48 out of its total Jewish population of 225 migrated to America between 1834 and 1853, mostly to Cleveland. Jonathan D. Sarna
… the Carolinas benefited when manufacturing migrated first from … England to the mill towns of New England and then to here, where labor was even cheaper … Stephanie Clifford
2
intransitive : to pass usually periodically from one region or climate to another for feeding or breeding
The whales migrate between their feeding ground in the north and their breeding ground in the Caribbean.
migrating birds making the long flight over Lake Erie from the United States to Canada drop to the nearest available ground after the crossing. Kathryn K. Rushing
3
transitive : to relocate (information) from storage or operation on one computer or computer system to another
In this release we've made further improvements and changes, such as support to migrate files from the legacy model to the new … storage model, and better management of cached files. Dave Burke
Work-from-home mandates will most likely be experienced again, so companies are adding work-from-home technology to their business continuity planning. This includes accelerating considerations and plans to migrate applications and file servers to the cloud … Steve Shoemake and Franzuha Byrd
4
intransitive : to change position or location in an organism or substance
filarial worms migrate within the human body
migratable
ˈmī-ˌgrā-tə-bəl How to pronounce migrate (audio)
mī-ˈgrā-
adjective
migrator
ˈmī-ˌgrā-tər How to pronounce migrate (audio)
mī-ˈgrā-
noun
plural migrators
While … some birds that migrate at night take directional cues from polarized light at twilight, there has been little evidence that daytime migrators make direct use of the sun. Henry Fountain

Example Sentences

He migrates from New York to Florida each winter. Thousands of workers migrate to this area each summer. The whales migrate between their feeding ground in the north and their breeding ground in the Caribbean. They followed the migrating herds of buffalo across the plains.
Recent Examples on the Web While many birds and animals migrate, one of the most notable animal migrations is that of the gray, blue and humpback whales along California’s coast. Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2022 The energy crisis and deep economic contraction is fueling social unrest a year after mass demonstrations rocked the country, pushing tens of thousands of Cubans to migrate to the U.S. Santiago Pérez, WSJ, 7 Aug. 2022 This week, the Sussexes have left their California paradise to migrate to the East Coast. Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 July 2022 Businesses that migrate to on-premise solutions to cut operational costs often find that their IT teams are unable to keep pace with the speed of innovation. Kaveh Khorram, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022 For nearly a decade, starting in 2014 at 23, Griner has been among dozens of players who migrate overseas to Asia and Europe after the WNBA summer season ends. Nana Afua Yeboah, Essence, 21 July 2022 In the last steps of this gut-turning life cycle, rats nosh on the infected snails and slugs, delivering late-stage larvae that migrate from the rodents' stomachs to their brains, where the worms develop into young adults. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 6 July 2022 Global warming is expected to alter many landscapes and waters, attracting species that migrate from places no longer suitable for them. John Flesher, ajc, 23 June 2022 Freshwater fish are defined as those that spend their entire lives in freshwater, as opposed to giant marine species such as bluefin tuna and marlin, or fish that migrate between fresh and saltwater like the huge beluga sturgeon. Jerry Harmer, Anchorage Daily News, 22 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin migratus, past participle of migrare; perhaps akin to Greek ameibein to change

First Known Use

circa 1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

migrate

verb

mi·​grate ˈmī-ˌgrāt How to pronounce migrate (audio)
migrated; migrating
1
: to move from one country or region to another
Families migrated west in search of work.
2
: to pass from one region to another on a regular basis
Many birds migrate south for the winter.

Medical Definition

migrate

intransitive verb

mi·​grate ˈmī-ˌgrāt How to pronounce migrate (audio) mī-ˈ How to pronounce migrate (audio)
migrated; migrating
: to move from one place to another: as
a
: to move from one site to another in a host organism especially as part of a life cycle
filarial worms migrate within the human body
b
of an atom or group : to shift position within a molecule

migrates

verb

present tense third-person singular of migrate
as in relocates
to move from one place to another Every fall, hundreds of college students migrate to this town.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • relocates
  • travels
  • resettles
  • emigrates
  • treks
  • journeys
  • trips
  • pilgrimages
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  • roams
  • defects
  • voyages
  • roves
  • peregrinates
  • traipses
  • gallivants
  • hops
  • jaunts
  • rambles
  • perambulates
  • road-trips
  • galavants
  • knocks (about)
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