(1)国(家)(nation or state，including its land)[C]：Over 130～ies are members of the United Nations. 有130多个国家是联合国的成员国。all the～ies of the world全世界各国;There will be snow in all parts of the～.全国各地都将有雪。agricultural/foreign/Asian～ies农业国/外国/亚洲国家;〖同〗nation，state，kingdom;

(2)全国(的人)，国民(all the people of a state or nation;the nation as a whole)[C，the～]：The whole～is opposed to war.全国上下反对战争。All the～hated the king.全体国民都憎恨国王。Half the～backed the president.半数国民支持总统。go to the～(英)解散议会举行全国大选;〖同〗nation，population;

(3)故(家)乡，故(乡)土(land of one's birth or citizenship)[C]：one's father's～祖籍之国;His～was at war.他的国家在打仗。leave the～出国;return home to one's～回归故里;

(4)农(乡)村，乡下(area of land with fields，woods，etc outside towns and cities;rural areas)[C，the～]：live in/spend a holiday in/be from the～住在乡下/在乡下度假/出生于农村;～roads/areas/districts/places/towns乡间道路/地区/地区/住处/小镇;～girls/life/dances/clubs/gentlemen乡村姑娘/生活/舞蹈/俱乐部/士绅;～cousins乡巴佬;〖同〗countryside;〖反〗city，town;

(5)田(旷)野，地域(带)(area of land with a certain stated nature or features)[U](常有形容词修饰语)：hilly/mountain(ous)/wooded/farming/sheep/marshy/open/rough～山地/山地/林地/耕地/放牧地/沼泽地/开阔地/崎岖不平的旷野;watch the～out of the window透过窗户看田野;This is unknown～to me.这对我来说是陌生的地区(或话题)。〖同〗land，area，region，countryside;

(6)领域(area of knowledge experience，etc)[C，U](fig)：The experiment is a whole new～for me.这个实验对我来说是一个全新的领域。go into completely new～进入完全陌生的领域;difficult～困难的领域;

(7)西部民间音乐(country-and-western music)[U](尤AmE)：～singer/music西部民间歌手/音乐;

→′countryman，′countrywoman n 乡下人;同胞;͵country′house n 庄园;′countryside n 农村，乡间;

【辨异】country与state和nation都可表示“国家”的意思。country是通常用语，侧重指地理区划;state(国家，州)则强调政权组织(也可指政府本身)，如：The state provides free education and health care.(国家提供免费的教育和医疗。)nation(国家;民族)也指政体意义的国家，比 state语体色彩较正式，如：the United Nations(联合国)。