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

• 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。
• The passengers went through immigration control and collected their baggage.
  旅客通过入境检查后领取了自己的行李。
• Aliens and immigration laws amendment act;
  外侨和移民法律修正法；
• 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。
• The literature on immigration policy is almost unrelievedly critical of the state
  关于移民政策方面的著述几乎总是会一成不变地批评政府。
• 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。
• Social and political tension around immigration and integration issues is rising in a number of countries.
  在若干国家，围绕移民和融合问题的社会和政治紧张不断加剧。
• Immigration officers tried to serve her with a deportation order
  移民局官员试图向她下达驱逐令。
• The problems of immigration were not the question at issue
  移民问题不在讨论之列。
• In the past he has also taken sensible positions on immigration, illegal guns, abortion rights and healthcare.
  过去他也在移民问题、非法枪支、堕胎权利和医疗保健上采取了明智的立场。