新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

migrate

英  [maɪˈɡreɪt]
    
美  [ˈmaɪɡreɪt]

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词
  • migrates , migrating , migrated

    1[I 不及物动词] 迁移

    If people migrate, they move from one place to another, especially in order to find work or to live somewhere for a short time.

    近义词

    move

    双语例句

    例:

    People migrate to cities like Jakarta in search of work.

    人们移居到雅加达这样的城市来找工作。

    例:

    Farmers have learned that they have to migrate if they want to survive.

    农民已经认识到想要生存就必须迁移。

    2[I 不及物动词] 迁徙

    When birds, fish, or animals migrate, they move at a particular season from one part of the world or from one part of a country to another, usually in order to breed or to find new feeding grounds.

    双语例句

    例:

    Most birds have to fly long distances to migrate.

    大多数的鸟类为了迁徙不得不进行长距离的飞行。

    例:

    a dam system that kills the fish as they migrate from streams to the ocean.

    一个在鱼类从河流迁徙到海洋时将它们杀死的水坝系统。