immigration

英 [ˌɪmɪˈɡreɪʃn]

美 [ˌɪmɪˈɡreɪʃn]

n.  移居(入境); 移民人数; 移民局检查站

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Collins.3 / BNC.5448 / COCA.2431

牛津词典

noun

• 移居（入境）；移民人数
  the process of coming to live permanently in a country that is not your own; the number of people who do this
  1. laws restricting immigration into the US
     美国限制外来移民的法律
  2. a rise/fall in immigration
     移民人数的增加 / 减少
  3. immigration officers
     移民局官员
• 移民局检查站
  the place at a port, an airport, etc. where the passports and other documents of people coming into a country are checked
  1. to go through immigration
     通过移民局检查

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 移居
  Immigrationis the coming of people into a country in order to live and work there.
  1. The government has decided to tighten its immigration policy.
     政府决定实施更加严格的移民政策。
  2. ...immigration into Europe.
     移居欧洲
• 移民局检查处
  Immigrationorimmigration controlis the place at a port, airport, or international border where officials check the passports of people who wish to come into the country.

英英释义

noun

• migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there)
  Synonym:in-migration
• the body of immigrants arriving during a specified interval
  1. the increased immigration strengthened the colony

双语例句

• United States Citizenship and Immigration Services announced the new civics questions and answers last week.
  美国入籍和移民服务局在上周公布了新的入籍考试题目和答案。
• We have had discussions with members of parliament about the new immigration laws.
  我们已经和下院议员讨论过新的移民法。
• A considerable number of people object to the government's attitude to immigration.
  相当多的人反对政府对待移民问题的态度。
• By 1931, then, France alone in Europe was a country of massive immigration.
  也就是说，到1931年的时候，法国是欧洲唯一一个拥有大量移民的国家。
• The character of this country has been formed by immigration.
  这个国家的国民性是由移民形成的。
• As a concerned American, I would like to offer a few suggestions on the Economy and Immigration Issues.
  作为一个关心美国的人，我希望能够对经济和移民问题提供一些建议。
• Australia has been built on foreign investment and immigration essentially.
  澳大利亚本质上是建立在外国投资和移民的基础之上的。
• The problems of immigration were not the question at issue
  移民问题不在讨论之列。
• As the ship berthed in New York, McClintock was with the first immigration officers aboard.
  船停靠在纽约后，麦克林托克和第一批移民局官员登上了船。
• They discussed the drug war in Mexico, illegal immigration and the world recession.
  他们讨论了墨西哥的毒品战争，非法移民，和全球不景气。