a foreign country外国country life乡村生活country ♦︎ nation ♦︎ state ♦︎ land ♦︎ superpower ♦︎ powerThese are all words for an area of land that has its own government and laws.这些词均表示国家、国度。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a foreign country / nation / state / land / power◆a / an great / major / leading / industrial / colonial country / nation / state / power◆a / an independent / free / powerful / Third World / Communist / democratic country / nation / state◆an allied / enemy country / nation / power◆a sovereign nation / state / power◆to rule a country / nation / state / land◆to govern a country / nation / state◆to lead a country / nation◆to serve your country / nation■country [countable] an area of land that has or used to have its own government and laws国；国家◆They are holding special events all over the country.他们正在全国各地举办特别活动。◆This is just one of 30 sites around the country.这仅是全国30处场地中的一个。◆It's good to meet people from different parts of the country.能结识来自这个国家不同地区的人真好。◆'It's a free country!' he shouted. 'I can do what I like.'“这是一个自由的国家！”他喊道，“我可以做我喜欢的事情。”◆Sugar is only produced in tropical countries.糖仅在热带国家出产。◆She represented her country at the Olympics.她代表她的国家参加奥运会了。■nation [countable] a country considered as a group of people with the same language, culture and history, who live in a particular area under one government国家；民族◆This is an important moment in our nation's history.这是我们民族历史上的重要时刻。◆They are a nation of food lovers.他们是热爱美食的民族。◆Leaders of the G8 leading industrial nations backed the plan.主要工业化国家的八国集团领导人支持这一计划。 see also national ⇨ national, national ⇨ cultural■state ( State) [countable] a country considered as an organized political community controlled by one government国家◆It has not yet been recognized as an independent sovereign state.它尚未被承认为独立的主权国家。◆The action was opposed by several UN member states.这一行动遭到几个联合国成员国反对。◆Many Third World countries are one-party states of one type or another.许多第三世界国家是某种类型的一党制国家。◆After the collapse of the Soviet Union, many new nation states were created.苏联解体后，许多新的民族国家建立起来了。 see also state ⇨ publicNOTE辨析 Country, nation or state?To refer to a country as a political unit or to its government, you can use country, nation or state.表示政治意义上的国家或其政府，用country、nation、state均可◆relations between the two countries / nations / states两国关系◆a newly independent country / nation / state新近独立的国家Country and nation can also refer to an area where people live, its economy, culture, etc. * country和nation亦可指人们居住的区域，及其经济、文化等◆a rich / wealthy country / nation富裕的国家◆an oil-producing country / nation产油国Country is the only word which can be used to refer to a country as a geographical area.只有country可用来指作为一个地理区域的国家◆a hot / cold / tropical country炎热的／寒冷的／热带国家■land [countable] (literary) used to refer to a country or region in an emotional or imaginative way（带有感情或想象色彩的）国度，地区◆She longed to return to her native land.她渴望回到她的祖国。◆America was seen as the land of freedom and opportunity.美国曾被认为是一个自由与充满机遇的国度。■superpower /ˈsuːpəpaʊə(r), ˈsjuːpəpaʊə(r); NAmEˈsuːpərpaʊər/ [countable] one of the countries in the world with very great military or economic power and a lot of influence超级大国◆The United States was left as the only global superpower.美国是当时仅存的超级大国。◆Japan's status as an economic superpower日本作为经济强国的地位■power [countable] a country with a lot of influence in world affairs, or the affairs of a region, or with great military strength有影响力的大国；军事强国◆Major European powers, such as France and Germany, are against the plan.法德等主要欧洲强国反对这个计划。◆He transformed a backward country into a world power.他把一个落后国家改造成世界强国。