詞彙精選：migrate的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

v.

（使）移居，遷移，遷徙，移植；移動，移往 [I,T]

例句：

The dunes usually migrate inland.

沙丘常往內陸移動。

例句：

Wealthy people often migrate in winter to warmer and sunnier places.

富有的人冬天常移往溫曖而日照好一點兒的地方去。

二、詞義辨析：

emigrate,immigrate,migrate

這些動詞均有“移居，遷移”之意。emigrate指自本國移出，長期定居在外。immigrate指自他國移入，長期定居。migrate通常指大批人短期或定期的移居。指動物時，則指定期遷徙、迴游。

三、參考例句：

Swallows migrate south in winter.

燕子在冬天遷徙到南方。

The dunes usually migrate inland.

沙丘常往內陸移動。

Some birds migrate to find warmer weather.

有些鳥遷徙以尋找更溫暖的氣候。

Large numbers of birds migrate south every winter.

每年冬季大量的鳥類遷徙南方。

I did realise many people would migrate to australia.

我確實瞭解到許多人要移民去澳洲。

Wealthy people often migrate in winter to warmer, sunnier countries.

富人們常在冬天移到暖和的、陽光更充足的國家去住一段時間。

These birds migrate to North Africa in winter.

這些鳥冬天遷徙到北非。

As they degrade, the phosphates migrate into the soil.

它們在降解以後，磷酸鹽會進入土壤。

In winter many of our birds migrate from here to warmer countries.

我們有許多鳥兒冬天會從這裏遷移到比較溫暖的國家去。

Wealthy people often migrate in winter to warmer and sunnier places.

富有的人冬天常移往溫曖而日照好一點兒的地方去。