country/'kʌntrɪ/

n.

➊ an area of land that forms an independent political unit, controlled by a king, president, etc.

➋ [the ~] land outside towns and cities, with fields, farms, etc.

n. 〖复-ries/-rɪz/〗

➊ [C] 国家：Which is the largest country in Africa. 非洲最大的国家是哪个？

◇in a foreign country 在外国

◇an Asian country 亚洲国家

➋ [the ~] [S] 乡下，农村：My grandparents live in the country. 我的爷爷奶奶住在乡下。

常犯错误

✗ I prefer to live in a country instead of a city.

✓ I prefer to live in the country instead of a city.

[✌country表示“乡村”时，前要加the，与the countryside同义]

辨析country; nation; state