Word · Frequency #1834
australia
一个占据整个澳大利亚大陆的国家；据信土著部落约在两万年前从东南亚迁移而来；首批欧洲人是作为惩罚殖民地被送到那里英国囚犯。
- 1.
a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
一个占据整个澳大利亚大陆的国家；据信土著部落约在两万年前从东南亚迁移而来；首批欧洲人是作为惩罚殖民地被送到那里英国囚犯。
- 2.
the smallest continent; between the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean
最小的大陆；位于南太平洋和印度洋之间。
最小的大陆；位于南太平洋和印度洋之间。；澳洲；澳大利亚
In use
I have always wanted to visit Australia to see the Great Barrier Reef.
My cousin moved to Australia last year for work.
Australia is known for its unique wildlife, such as kangaroos and koalas.
in Australia
表示地理位置
They live in Australia.
他们住在澳大利亚。
to Australia
表示目的地
We are moving to Australia.
我们要搬到澳大利亚。
from Australia
表示来源地
She comes from Australia.
她来自澳大利亚。
Connections
Collocations
- in Australia
- 在澳大利亚
- She has been living in Australia for ten years.她在澳大利亚住了十年。
- visit Australia
- 访问澳大利亚
- We plan to visit Australia next summer.我们计划明年夏天访问澳大利亚。
- Australia's economy
- 澳大利亚的经济
- Australia's economy is heavily dependent on mining.澳大利亚的经济严重依赖矿业。
- Australia Day
- 澳大利亚日
- Australia Day is celebrated on January 26.澳大利亚日在1月26日庆祝。
- from Australia
- 来自澳大利亚
- This wine is from Australia.这瓶葡萄酒来自澳大利亚。
- move to Australia
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Australia 记作 '噢，是吹了呀'，想象澳洲的风很大。
Context & Register
Neutral; commonly used in geography, travel, news, and general discourse.
Grammar Note
专有名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words listed share the spelling chunk 'ia' with 'Australia'. However, their pronunciations vary: 'bacteria', 'cafeteria', and 'criteria' end with /riə/; 'mania' with /niə/; 'India' with /diə/; 'utopia' with /piə/. None rhyme exactly with 'Australia' (/-ljə/).
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.