词组 | migrate |
释义 | emigrate • migrate • immigrate - A lot of people from the countryside are migrating to the towns. (Not *emigrating*) (migrate refers to the movement of people from one place to another within a country or area: people who do this are migrants) - Many species of birds migrate to warmer climates before the onset of winter. (Not *emigrate* *immigrate*) (we never use emigrate or immigrate for birds and animals; we can refer to e.g. migrating birds as migrant bi - Millions of people emigrated from Europe to the United States at the turn of the 20th century. (Not *migrated* *immigrated*) (emigrate from a place = permanently leave your native country; people who do this are emigrants)- A lot of people immigrated to Britain from Uganda in the 60s and 70s. (immigrate to a place = go to live in a country which is not your native country; people who do this are immigrants) |
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