词组 | native |
释义 | native /ˈneɪtɪv/ adjective 1. your native country, town etc is the place where you were bornnounssb’s native country He moved back to his native country.sb’s native land/soil literary I knew I would never see my native land again. | They will fight to defend their native soil against an invader.sb’s native city/town/village She is proud of her native city.sb’s native Australia/Poland etc He left Hong Kong in August to return to his native Australia.2. native people, animals, or plants have always been in a particular place, rather than coming there from somewhere elsenounsthe native population/inhabitants What impact did the Romans have on the native population?the native people The native people lived in harmony with nature. | Early settlers thought it was right to show native people how to dress and speak.a native New Yorker/Californian etc Her husband was a native New Yorker and had never lived outside the city.a native species These foreign species threaten the survival of native species.a native plant/tree British scientists came here to study native plants.a native animal/fish/bird The kiwi is New Zealand’s most famous native bird.sth’s native habitat (=the place where a plant or animal normally lives) It was wonderful to see these creatures in their native habitat.prepositionsnative to a place Chillies are not native to India, and probably came from South America.3. your native language is the first language you learned to speaknounssb’s native language His native language was German.sb’s native tongue literary The girls were singing in their native tongue.a native speaker He had never spoken to a native speaker of English before. |
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