nation
单词辨析：
最普通用词，侧重指国土、疆域。
China is a large country.
中国是一个幅员辽阔的国家。
Labour export is very common in developing countries.
劳务输出在发展中国家非常普遍。
指由国王或女王统治的国家，或君主立宪的国家。
The United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
联合王国由大不列颠和北爱尔兰组成。
The king is the most important person in a kingdom.
国王是王国中最重要的人物。
强调其民族、社会及经济结构。
Greece is an independent nation.
希腊是一个独立国家。
New Zealand is an English speaking nation.
新西兰是一个讲英语的国家。
America is one of the world's leading industrial nations.
美国是世界上的主要工业国之一。
与 kingdom 基本同义，但多用于正式文体。
the defence of the realm
王国的防卫
The king sought to expand his realm.
国王谋求扩大领土。
侧重指被视为政治组织的国家，英国英语中尤指政府。
an EU member state
欧盟成员国
Should railways be controlled by the state?
铁路应该由国家控制吗？
The state has set up a medical subsidy program for civil servants.
政府为公务员建立了医疗补助制度。
指根据肤色及其他外表特征划分的人群。
It is often said that a person of mixed race is cleverer.
人们常说混血儿更聪明。
Students of all races can be found in this university.
各种族的学生在这所大学就读。
指属于同一种族、使用同一种语言的人群；也指某一国的国民。
Since the foundation of New China, the development of the Chinese nation has entered a new era.
自从新中国诞生，中华民族的发展就进入了一个新时代。
The entire nation was watching TV.
全国的人都在看电视。
指具有相同的语言、文化和历史并构成国家某一部分的人群。
a university for nationalities
民族大学
The school has pupils of 15 different nationalities.
该校有来自15个不同民族的学生。
表示某一少数民族时，现多用 the ... ethnic group, the ... people 等，而不用 nationality。如“苗族”可说 the Miao ethnic group, the Miao people, the Miaos。
指属于同一国家、地区、种族等的人群。
He pledged that he would always put the interest of the American people first.
他保证始终把美国人民的利益放在第一位。
This tradition comes from a people of northwestern Spain.
这个传统来源于西班牙西北部的一个民族。
The policy was widely supported by the peoples of Europe.
该政策得到了欧洲各民族的广泛支持。
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Civil war and famine sent the nation plunging into anarchy.
内战和饥荒使该国陷入了无政府状态。
The president wants to improve the nation's highways and mass transit systems.
总统希望改善该国的公路与公共交通系统。
He helped energize and mobilize millions of people around the nation
他帮助激励和动员了全国数百万人。
The nation also exports beef
该国也出口牛肉。
The nation wants peace; only a minority want the war to continue.
国家要和平，只有少数人要战争继续下去。
Raw-steel production by the nation's mills decreased 2.1% last week
上周该国钢铁厂的原钢产量下降了2.1%。