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词汇 national
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Definition of national in English:

national

adjective ˈnaʃ(ə)n(ə)lˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)l
  • 1Relating to or characteristic of a nation; common to a whole nation.

    (与)国民(有关)的;全国的,国家的

    this policy may have been in the national interest

    这个政策曾经可能符合国家利益。

    a national newspaper

    全国性报纸。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A sentimental identification with the underdog is one of our national characteristics.
    • It is printed on the front page of every issue of the national newspaper, The Neutral Turkmenistan.
    • The two-hour show was televised on the national network so the whole country could watch.
    • It was like our whole dysfunctional national dream had played out in front of the world.
    • Rugby is the one thing New Zealanders are good at, and their whole national identity is wrapped up in it.
    • Maximizing their gains demands a disciplined and rational investment strategy that is truly national in its scope.
    • Others believe that the forging of a common national identity will help eliminate racism.
    • It is just a given, so the whole thing revolves and devolves down to the national interest.
    • She has written a letter to a national newspaper about the disappearance of the cygnets.
    • Such was the media indignation that his frightful suicide was not reported in any national newspaper.
    • It is a national characteristic that even when there is a cause to celebrate, we seek to undermine it.
    • Europe is stuck, perhaps for generations to come, in the logic of national interest.
    • Not only was he convinced that national unity was possible, but also desirable.
    • Unison and strong voices are required to make a national issue of the whole fiasco!
    • We must note that the substantive role of the senators is to protect the national interest.
    • The national team turns the whole country orange and has a massive appeal to the fans.
    • I don't think they've even started thinking about a new national anthem.
    • But the underlining issue is the coverage the game as a whole receives from national media.
    • A firm may even take some of its national characteristics with it when it ventures abroad.
    • For the game in Scotland as a whole, for the national team and even for the Old Firm, that is good news.
    Synonyms
    state, public, federal, governmental
    civic, civil, domestic, internal, home
    popular
    ethnic, racial, cultural, tribal, indigenous, native, ethnological
    nationwide, countrywide, state, coast-to-coast, general, widespread, overall, comprehensive
    1. 1.1 Owned, controlled, or financially supported by the state.
      国有的,国立的
      plans for a national art library

      创建国立艺术图书馆的计划。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The counter is that in a global economy, national control is worth less than pooled resources.
      • All the evidence suggests that the wrong people are in charge of both civic and national security.
      • Would you expect international and national tribunals to act differently in these respects?
      • She feels at the moment there is no way to express support on a national scale.
      • We decided to use an image of Yellowstone because it was the first national park.
      • Most of the money that finances local government comes from the national coffers.
      • Sales of national art treasures to wealthy foreigners have led to hard feelings.
      • The arts and the national companies are an essential part of our rich and diverse society.
      • If we do not choose the best to control our national assets, we dare not complain when we get the worst.
      • The first revolves around the move to put the national companies under direct government control.
      • For the moment the data support a national ultrasound screening programme for aortic aneurysm.
      • Today, the world's first national park still faces challenges and offers marvels.
      • He called for a new appraisal of public health and urged the Government to formulate a national policy on it.
      • How can the right balance be found between preservation of national treasures and public access to them?
      • The same principle ought to apply to the national heritage of print stored in national libraries.
noun ˈnaʃ(ə)n(ə)lˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)l
  • 1A citizen of a particular country.

    a German national

    一个德国侨民。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Currently he is only allowed to detain foreign nationals without trial.
    • Britain is evacuating its nationals from the country.
    • One Saudi national was held for 119 days before being charged.
    • The marines had been hastily deployed to evacuate British nationals from the anarchy.
    • She would not say if the law could also be extended to Chinese nationals living overseas.
    • The Cambodian government vowed to pay Thailand for the damage caused and to protect Thai nationals who returned.
    • North Korea has admitted to abducting Japanese nationals in the 1970s and 1980s.
    • The occupants of one of the cars were local while the occupants of the other vehicle were all believed to be foreign nationals.
    • Some nations confer citizenship if you marry a national of that country.
    • And up next, more than 3 million Mexican nationals live illegally in the United States.
    • Children of foreign nationals born prior to this date automatically received Irish citizenship.
    • Still, it is hard to defend detaining foreign nationals without charges or trial.
    • English classes are available to foreign nationals, who wish to learn both spoken and written English.
    • Nationals of certain countries have to obtain a visa before travelling to Ireland.
    • A Ministry of Defence spokesman insisted the troops were being sent only to evacuate British nationals.
    • Three Pakistani nationals have now been arrested in London in connection with the seizure.
    • The outbreak of war also meant he had to return to Russia, as he was a foreign national in Germany.
    • Critics complain that the laws violate the human rights of foreign nationals.
    • Sixteen foreign nationals are currently being held under these conditions in UK prisons.
    • This status affords less legal protection than foreign nationals would receive in China.
    Synonyms
    citizen, subject, native, resident, inhabitant
    voter
  • 2usually nationalsA national newspaper as opposed to a local one.

    全国性报纸

    the inability of the local press to compete with the nationals for news
    Example sentencesExamples
    • And he never fails to come up trumps, his byline appears in all the nationals all the time.
    • The new technology could one day be extended to cover British nationals.
    • He was in all the nationals and on the front page of one of the broadsheets by Saturday morning.
    • The protagonist of the book is a journalist who works for a local paper and also freelances for the nationals.
  • 3usually nationalsA nationwide competition or tournament.

    she finished 16th at the nationals that year
    1. 3.1
      short for Grand National

Origin

Late 16th century: from French, from Latin natio(n-) 'birth, race of people' (see nation).

Rhymes

irrational, passional, rational

Definition of national in US English:

national

adjectiveˈnaSH(ə)n(ə)lˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)l
  • 1Relating to a nation; common to or characteristic of a whole nation.

    (与)国民(有关)的;全国的,国家的

    this policy may have been in the national interest

    这个政策曾经可能符合国家利益。

    a national newspaper

    全国性报纸。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Rugby is the one thing New Zealanders are good at, and their whole national identity is wrapped up in it.
    • It is just a given, so the whole thing revolves and devolves down to the national interest.
    • The two-hour show was televised on the national network so the whole country could watch.
    • Europe is stuck, perhaps for generations to come, in the logic of national interest.
    • Not only was he convinced that national unity was possible, but also desirable.
    • It is a national characteristic that even when there is a cause to celebrate, we seek to undermine it.
    • I don't think they've even started thinking about a new national anthem.
    • We must note that the substantive role of the senators is to protect the national interest.
    • Unison and strong voices are required to make a national issue of the whole fiasco!
    • A firm may even take some of its national characteristics with it when it ventures abroad.
    • Such was the media indignation that his frightful suicide was not reported in any national newspaper.
    • Maximizing their gains demands a disciplined and rational investment strategy that is truly national in its scope.
    • It was like our whole dysfunctional national dream had played out in front of the world.
    • The national team turns the whole country orange and has a massive appeal to the fans.
    • Others believe that the forging of a common national identity will help eliminate racism.
    • She has written a letter to a national newspaper about the disappearance of the cygnets.
    • But the underlining issue is the coverage the game as a whole receives from national media.
    • It is printed on the front page of every issue of the national newspaper, The Neutral Turkmenistan.
    • For the game in Scotland as a whole, for the national team and even for the Old Firm, that is good news.
    • A sentimental identification with the underdog is one of our national characteristics.
    Synonyms
    state, public, federal, governmental
    nationwide, countrywide, state, coast-to-coast, general, widespread, overall, comprehensive
    1. 1.1 Owned, controlled, or financially supported by the federal government.
      国有的,国立的
      plans for a national art library

      创建国立艺术图书馆的计划。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The arts and the national companies are an essential part of our rich and diverse society.
      • Would you expect international and national tribunals to act differently in these respects?
      • For the moment the data support a national ultrasound screening programme for aortic aneurysm.
      • Most of the money that finances local government comes from the national coffers.
      • She feels at the moment there is no way to express support on a national scale.
      • We decided to use an image of Yellowstone because it was the first national park.
      • All the evidence suggests that the wrong people are in charge of both civic and national security.
      • The first revolves around the move to put the national companies under direct government control.
      • How can the right balance be found between preservation of national treasures and public access to them?
      • Sales of national art treasures to wealthy foreigners have led to hard feelings.
      • The counter is that in a global economy, national control is worth less than pooled resources.
      • He called for a new appraisal of public health and urged the Government to formulate a national policy on it.
      • If we do not choose the best to control our national assets, we dare not complain when we get the worst.
      • Today, the world's first national park still faces challenges and offers marvels.
      • The same principle ought to apply to the national heritage of print stored in national libraries.
nounˈnaSH(ə)n(ə)lˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)l
  • 1A citizen of a particular country, typically entitled to hold that country's passport.

    国民;国人

    a German national

    一个德国侨民。

    the new law on foreign nationals

    针对外国侨民的新法律。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Cambodian government vowed to pay Thailand for the damage caused and to protect Thai nationals who returned.
    • North Korea has admitted to abducting Japanese nationals in the 1970s and 1980s.
    • Some nations confer citizenship if you marry a national of that country.
    • Britain is evacuating its nationals from the country.
    • Still, it is hard to defend detaining foreign nationals without charges or trial.
    • The occupants of one of the cars were local while the occupants of the other vehicle were all believed to be foreign nationals.
    • The marines had been hastily deployed to evacuate British nationals from the anarchy.
    • And up next, more than 3 million Mexican nationals live illegally in the United States.
    • Currently he is only allowed to detain foreign nationals without trial.
    • Three Pakistani nationals have now been arrested in London in connection with the seizure.
    • Nationals of certain countries have to obtain a visa before travelling to Ireland.
    • Sixteen foreign nationals are currently being held under these conditions in UK prisons.
    • Critics complain that the laws violate the human rights of foreign nationals.
    • Children of foreign nationals born prior to this date automatically received Irish citizenship.
    • One Saudi national was held for 119 days before being charged.
    • A Ministry of Defence spokesman insisted the troops were being sent only to evacuate British nationals.
    • The outbreak of war also meant he had to return to Russia, as he was a foreign national in Germany.
    • This status affords less legal protection than foreign nationals would receive in China.
    • She would not say if the law could also be extended to Chinese nationals living overseas.
    • English classes are available to foreign nationals, who wish to learn both spoken and written English.
    Synonyms
    citizen, subject, native, resident, inhabitant
  • 2usually nationalsA nationwide competition or tournament.

    she finished 16th at the nationals that year

Origin

Late 16th century: from French, from Latin natio(n-) ‘birth, race of people’ (see nation).

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