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immigration to [place]
Immigration to Canada has increased in recent years.
近年来，移民加拿大的人数有所增加。
移民
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
移民
The act of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.
Immigration to Canada has increased in recent years.
近年来，移民加拿大的人数有所增加。
移民行为；非本国出生者为永久居住而进入他国的行为。
The act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country of which one is not native born for the purpose of permanent residence.
迁入某地(尤指移民到非本国定居)
migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there)
在边境检查站接受移民检查的过程。
The process of going through immigration checks at a border checkpoint.
特定时期内抵达的移民群体
the body of immigrants arriving during a specified interval
The government is reviewing its immigration policy to attract more skilled workers.
政府正在审查其移民政策以吸引更多技术工人。
AI contextual example
My grandparents came to this country through immigration in the 1960s.
我的祖父母在20世纪60年代通过移民来到这个国家。
AI contextual example
Immigration can bring new cultures and ideas to a society.
移民可以为社会带来新的文化和思想。
AI contextual example
the increased immigration strengthened the colony
移民的增加加强了殖民地。
WordNet
Immigration to Canada has increased in recent years.
近年来，移民加拿大的人数有所增加。
The new immigration policy aims to attract skilled workers.
新的移民政策旨在吸引技术工人。
The government is taking measures to combat illegal immigration.
政府正在采取措施打击非法移民。
Immigration from neighboring countries has been steady.
来自邻国的移民一直很稳定。
Not this
He immigration to the United States.
Use this
He immigrated to the United States.
Immigration是名词，不能作谓语动词。应使用动词immigrate的过去式immigrated表示动作。
Not this
Immigration is the act of leaving one's country.
Use this
Emigration is the act of leaving one's country.
Immigration指移入他国，而离开本国应用emigration。两者方向相反。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
非法移民
The government is cracking down on illegal immigration.
政府正在严厉打击非法移民。
移民政策
The country's immigration policy has become stricter.
该国的移民政策变得更加严格。
移民法
They are studying the immigration laws of different countries.
他们正在研究不同国家的移民法。
移民改革
The president promised to push for comprehensive immigration reform.
总统承诺推动全面的移民改革。
移民官
The immigration officer checked my passport carefully.
移民官仔细检查了我的护照。
移民身份
He had to prove his immigration status to the authorities.
他必须向当局证明自己的移民身份。
Use immigration naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想 'im-' 意为 '进入'，'migration' 是 '迁移'，合起来就是'移入他国'，即移民。
通常用于正式或书面语境，如政府文件、新闻报道、学术讨论等。属于中性语体，但在日常口语中较少使用。
All listed words share the -ation ending with the stressed vowel /eɪ/ and following /ʃən/, rhyming with 'immigration'. Be cautious of words like 'nutrition' (/nuˈtrɪʃən/) which look similar but have a different vowel sound.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.