Word · Frequency #7939
migrate
移居;迁移
move from one country or region to another and settle there
- 1.
To relocate periodically from one region to another, usually according to the seasons.
周期性地从一个地区迁移到另一个地区,通常根据季节变化
- 2.
To change one's geographic pattern of habitation.
改变居住地的地理模式
- 3.
To change habitations across a border; to move from one country or political region to another.
跨越边界改变居住地;从一个国家或政治区域迁移到另一个
- 4.
To move slowly towards, usually in groups.
通常成群缓慢移动
- 5.
To move gradually, especially from an intended to an unintended position.
逐渐移动,尤其是从预定位置到非预定位置
- 6.
To move computer code or files from one computer or network to another.
将计算机代码或文件从一台计算机或网络移动到另一台
- 7.
To induce customers to shift purchases from one set of a company's related products to another.
引导顾客从一组公司的相关产品转向另一组
随季节迁徙;周期性地从一个地区迁移到另一个地区,通常根据季节变化;改变居住地的地理模式;跨越边界改变居住地;从一个国家或政治区域迁移到另一个;通常成群缓慢移动
In use
Many birds migrate south for the winter.
Her family migrated to Canada when she was a child.
The software will migrate all data to the new server tonight.
migrate from [place] to [place]
常用于描述人口或动物的大规模迁移。
Many birds migrate from Canada to Mexico in winter.
许多鸟类在冬季从加拿大迁徙到墨西哥。
migrate to [place]
强调目的地。
He decided to migrate to Australia for better opportunities.
他决定移居澳大利亚寻求更好的机会。
migrate (seasonally)
常用于动物季节性迁徙。
These fish migrate upriver to spawn.
Connections
Collocations
- migrate from... to...
- 从...迁移到...
- Many birds migrate from the north to the south in winter.许多鸟类在冬天从北方迁徙到南方。
- migrate to
- 迁移到
- They decided to migrate to Canada for better opportunities.他们决定移民到加拿大寻求更好的机会。
- migrate south
- 向南迁徙
- The Monarch butterflies migrate south to Mexico every year.黑脉金斑蝶每年向南迁徙到墨西哥。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一群鸟在迁徙(migrate),它们‘移’(mi)动到‘grate’(网格状的地方),就像飞过一片网格般的天空。
Context & Register
通常用于中性或正式语境。在谈论人口迁移时较为正式,在谈论动物迁徙时则常见于自然科学或通俗描述。
Grammar Note
用作不及物动词,常与介词from和to连用,表示从某地迁移至某地。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the same /eɪt/ ending and are perfect rhymes with 'migrate'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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