U 乡下，农村 land outside the cities and towns, used for farming or left unused; country areas

　beautify the ～　美化农村
　walk across the ～　穿越田野
　charming ～　诱人的乡村
　deserted ～　荒野
　peaceful ～　宁静的乡村
　picturesque ～　风景如画的乡村
　wild ～　荒野
　narrow the gap between city and ～　缩小城乡差别
　in the ～　在农村

　The countryside is very green in spring.　春季的乡间一片青葱翠绿。
　The rising curtain revealed a countryside scene.　幕启时展现一幅农村景象。
　Modern agriculture is spoiling our beautiful countryside.　现代农业正在损坏我们美丽的农村。
　The soldiers broke the dikes and flooded the countryside to keep back the enemy.　士兵们破坏堤坝淹没乡村以阻挡敌人。
　He spent a whole month just kicking around the countryside, enjoying the peace and quiet.　他在乡下随意闲游了整整一个月，享受着宁静的生活。
　It chanced that I was in the countryside at the time.　那时我碰巧在乡下。
　Let's pack up and spend a week in the countryside.　咱们收拾好东西到乡下去过一个星期吧。
　The old retired couple loves the peace of the countryside.　退休的老两口喜欢乡间的宁静。
　The searchers scattered all over the countryside looking for her.　那些搜寻的人分散到乡下各处去寻找她。
　The big city bewildered the old woman from the countryside.　大城市把乡下来的老奶奶弄糊涂了。
　She sent her son away for the summer vacation in the countryside.　她打发儿子去农村过暑假。
　We were surprised to see how welcome they were in the countryside.　我们惊奇地看到，他们在农村那么受欢迎。
　A prosperity never seen before appeared in the countryside.　农村出现了前所未有的繁荣。
　It would involve my living in the countryside to perform the duty you assigned.　要完成你分配的任务，我势必要住到农村去。
　The smell of these flowers called up my years in the countryside.　那些花的芳香使我想起在农村生活的年代。
　He steeped himself in the traditions of the English countryside.　他对英国农村的习俗非常熟悉。
　Now she looked relieved that she began to talk about her life in the countryside.　这时候她显得轻松了些，开始谈起她在农村的生活。
　They are remarking upon the prosperous look of the countryside.　他们在讨论农村的繁荣景象。
　He looks out of the window, surveying the landscape of the countryside.　他向窗外看去，眺望乡村景色。
　The whole countenance of the countryside has changed.　农村已变得面目全非。

 ♣ countryside, country
　这两个词都可指“农村”，其区别在于前者常用于泛指一切乡村地域或居民，后者则指区别于city和town的乡下、乡间。例如：

　［同义词］ country
　［反义词］ city, town