单词nation
n.: 国家；民族；国民
网络: 国族；民族国家；国家民族
国家；民族:
a country considered as a group of people with the same language, culture and history, who live in a particular area under one government
国民:
all the people in a country
(中世纪大学或苏格兰大学中的)学生同乡会
部族
国家,国度
民族;国家;种族;〔美国〕印地安人的部落(联盟)
复数：nations
adj.+n.:
great nation,independent nation,friendly nation,ancient nation,communist nation
v.+n.:
save nation,build nation,rule nation,address nation,lead nation
n.statecountrylandrealmhomeland
We Irish are too poetical to be poets; we are a nation of brilliant failures, but we are the greatest talkers since the Greeks.
我们爱尔兰人太诗意以至不能做诗人，我们是才华横溢的失败者的国度，可我们是自希腊人以来最伟大的讲演者
At this point it"s hard to see how the nation can escape from this death spiral into default.
目前，很难看到这个国家如何才能逃脱滑向债务违约的死亡螺旋。
In a short speech, he said the Communist Party was "realising the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation" .
他在简短的讲话中表示，共产党正在“实现中华民族伟大复兴”。
Congress in 1862 imposed the nation"s first income tax, justifying it as an emergency measure, and repealed it a decade later.
国会于1862年以紧急措施为由首次征收所得税，但10年后又将其取消。
Mr Singh, in a televised address to the nation, said the attacks were probably masterminded by a group based in a neighbouring country.
辛格在向全国发表的电视讲话中表示，孟买遭遇的恐怖袭击，很可能是由总部位于某邻国的一个组织策划的。
That is nothing but the poetry of every nation.
那就是每个民族诗歌的形象。
He said the Slovak people are showing the power of a small nation to spread liberty around the world.
布什总统说，斯洛伐克虽然是一个小国，但是斯洛伐克人民在向全世界传播自由的过程中却显示出了强大的力量。
With the war over and the nation trying to come to terms with its shattering effects, Ali"s trajectory now seemed less radical.
随着战争的结束，这个国家开始考虑其带来的负面影响，此时的阿里便显得不那么激进了。
International laws of self-defence would allow a nation to respond to remove the threat posed by an imminent or unfolding attack, he said.
国际自卫法准许每个国家解除迫在眉睫或是尚未展开的袭击。
He said gay Americans have fought just as hard over many generations and gave just as much to protect the nation.
他说，世世代代以来，美国的同性恋军人同其他人一样努力战斗，也象其他人一样作出奉献，保卫国家。