1.country作“国家,国土”解时表示地理概念,侧重指疆土,即一个国家的整个区域,是可数名词。the country可作“全国人民”解。
2.country作“乡下,乡村”解时是单数名词,常与the连用。有时可用于名词前作定语。
3.country还可作“地区,土地”解,尤指带有某种地形或地势的地区或土地,常用于形容词之后。

go to the country
举行大选 have a general election (of a government)
If they're defeated in Parliament the government will go to the country.假如他们在议会里失败,政府将举行大选。
A proposal for a change in the law was defeated in Parliament, and so the government decided to go to thecountry and let the electorate indicate its views about the issue.修改法律的议案被议会否决了,因此政府决定举行大选,让全体选民表明他们对这一问题的观点。

Our country is becoming stronger and stronger. 我们的国家日益强大。
Their country has democratic government.他们国家实行民主政体。
The country is importing a broad range of skilled personnel.这个国家正在引进各行各业的技术人员。
That country's foreign exchange reserves are falling.那个国家的外汇储备正在减少。
They will visit the country again at a proper time.他们将在适当的时候再度访问这个国家。
The fuel shortage awoke the country to the need for developing atomic energy.燃料匮乏使这个国家认识到开发原子能的必要性。
He was bent to make his country prosperous and people happy.他立意要使自己的祖国繁荣,人民幸福。
His fame was blazed abroad by the country's newspapers and television.通过国内报纸和电视的宣传,他名扬天下了。
Vast new oilfields have been discovered in our country.在我国发现了许多巨大的新油田。
Short sight is less common among the young students in this country.近视在这个国家的青年学生中较为少见。
Huge changes have happened in this country from 1980 to 1990.从1980年到1990年这个国家发生了巨大变化。
The military has tightened its hold on the country.军方加强了对国家的控制。
I believe this will add greatly to our understanding of your country. 我相信这次到这里来将大大加深我们对贵国的了解。
What they did ill accords with the interests of this country.他们所做的事情不符合国家的利益。
When you go to a new country, you must adapt yourself to new manners and customs.当你到一个新的国家时,你必须使自己适应新的风俗习惯。
The country is bracing itself for the threatened enemy invasion.这个国家正准备奋起抵抗敌人的入侵威胁。
The whole country turned out to celebrate the holiday.全国人民都参加节日的庆祝活动。
We travelled across country.我们走在田野上。
The river broke through its banks, and flooded the country for many miles around.河水决堤,淹没了方圆许多英里的乡村。
We hope to move to the country in the near future.我们希望在不久的将来移居乡下。
They are just simple country folk.他们只不过是普通的村民。
Peacefulness is one of the delights of country life.宁静是乡村生活的乐处之一。
The small town was surrounded by rolling country.小镇四周都是丘陵地带。
We passed through miles of wooded country.我们经过了大片的森林地带。

country, nation, state
这组词都可表示“国家”。其区别是:country表示地理概念,侧重“疆土”,即一个国家的整个区域; nation侧重“人民”,指一个独立政府领导下的全体人民或整个民族的集合体; state则侧重“政权”,即独立的国家,也可指其政府。试体会下面两句中这三个词的含义:
The United States is a nation of diverse peoples.
美国是一个由不同民族组成的国家。
That country is now an independent state.
那个国家现在是个独立的国家。
country, countryside
参见countryside条。

1.在农村你可以看见牛。
［误］  You find cows in a country.
［正］  You find cows in the country.
［析］  country作“农村”解时,只用单数形式,而且和定冠词连用。
2.总统向全国发表广播演说。
［误］  The President spoke on the radio to the country.
［正］  The President spoke on the radio to the nation.
［析］  country指“国家”,侧重的是版图、土地, nation着重指“具有共同的语言历史,居住在同一地区,有一个独立政府的人群”。

［同义词］   nation, state, countryside, village
［反义词］   city, town
［词源］  ＜古法语contree ＜中古拉丁语contrata(在那边的国土)