immigrate

/ˈɪmɪɡreɪt/ v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

（从外国）移入；移民定居

释义与例句

v. （从外国）移入；移民定居
to come into a foreign country in order to live there permanently
  1. Her grandparents immigrated to the United States in 1950.
    她的祖父母于1950年移民到美国。
  2. Many people immigrate for better job opportunities.
    很多人为了更好的工作机会而移民。
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  1. He immigrated from Italy to Canada at the age of five.
    他五岁时从意大利移民到加拿大。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 immigrate = im（进入）+ migrate（迁移），迁入某国定居；emigrate 是迁出本国。方向不同。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • immigrant 移民；侨民
    名词，指移入他国定居的人。
  • immigration 移民；入境
    名词，指移居入境的行为或过程。
同义词
  • settle 定居；安顿
    settle 泛指‘安顿下来’，可在国内；immigrate 特指‘从外国移入并定居’。I settled in Beijing 是在国内定居，I immigrated to Beijing 则隐含从国外移入，不能随意替换。
    They settled in a small town after retiring. 他们退休后在一个小镇定居。
反义词
  • emigrate 移居国外
    emigrate 是‘离开本国移居他国’，着眼于‘迁出’；immigrate 是‘迁入某国定居’，着眼于‘迁入’。同一动作对原居国是 emigrate，对目的国是 immigrate。
    Many young people emigrated during the war. 战争期间许多年轻人移居国外。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • emigrate 移居国外
    emigrate = 迁出（离开本国），immigrate = 迁入（进入他国）。搭配上 emigrate from, immigrate to 不能混用方向。
    She emigrated from France to Australia last year. 她去年从法国移居到澳大利亚。
常见搭配
  • immigrate to 移民到……
    Millions of people immigrated to America in the 19th century. 19世纪有数百万人移民到美国。
  • immigrate from 从……移民而来
    His family immigrated from Poland. 他一家从波兰移民而来。
  • legal immigration 合法移民
    The government tightened rules on legal immigration. 政府收紧了合法移民的规定。