migrate

/maɪˈɡreɪt/ v.
标准词条 CET-4
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（人）迁移；移居；（动物、鸟类）迁徙

释义与例句

v. （人）迁移；移居
to move from one place to another, often to live or work in a new country or region
  1. Many young people migrate to the cities in search of better jobs.
    许多年轻人移居到城市寻找更好的工作。
  2. Her grandparents migrated from Italy to Australia after the war.
    她的祖父母战后从意大利移居到澳大利亚。
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  1. Thousands of workers migrate seasonally to harvest the crops.
    成千上万的工人季节性地迁移去收割庄稼。
v. （动物、鸟类）迁徙
of birds, fish, or animals, to travel from one part of the world to another at particular times of the year, often to find food or warmer weather
  1. Geese migrate south every autumn to escape the cold.
    大雁每年秋天向南迁徙以躲避寒冷。
  2. Whales migrate thousands of kilometres between their feeding and breeding grounds.
    鲸鱼在觅食地和繁殖地之间迁徙数千公里。
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  1. Salmon migrate upstream to spawn in the rivers where they were born.
    鲑鱼逆流而上，回到它们出生的河流产卵。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 migrate 指人移居或动物迁徙，后接 to 表示去向；名词是 migration，移民是 migrant，入境移民是 immigrate。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • migration 迁移；迁徙
    名词，指人或动物迁移的行为或过程，如 bird migration。
  • migrant 移民；候鸟
    名词，指迁移的人或动物，如 migrant workers、migrant birds。
  • immigrate （入境）移民
    动词，指从外国迁入某国定居，与 emigrate（迁出）相对。
同义词
  • move 移动；搬家
    migrate 强调较远距离、跨地区或季节性的迁移；move 更通用，可指任何搬迁，包括同城搬家。
    We are moving to a bigger apartment next month. 我们下个月要搬到一套更大的公寓。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • migration 迁移；迁徙
    migrate 是动词，指迁移的动作；migration 是名词，指迁移的行为或过程，如 human migration。
    The annual migration of wildebeest is one of nature's greatest spectacles. 角马的年度迁徙是自然界最壮观的景象之一。
常见搭配
  • migrate to 迁移到
    Many families migrate to the capital for better education. 许多家庭为了更好的教育迁移到首都。
  • migrate south 向南迁徙
    The birds migrate south as winter approaches. 随着冬天临近，鸟儿向南迁徙。
  • migrate for work 外出务工
    Millions of people migrate for work every year in the country. 该国每年有数百万人外出务工。