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单词 citizen
释义
citizen
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɪt.ɪ.zən/us
/ˈsɪt̬.ə.zən/
B2
apersonwho is amemberof aparticularcountryand who hasrightsbecause of beingbornthere or because of being givenrights, or apersonwholivesin aparticulartownorcity:
公民；市民，城镇居民
Theinterestsof British citizenslivingabroadareprotectedby the British Embassy.侨居国外的英国公民的利益受英国大使馆的保护。
Heappliedtobecomean American citizen.他申请成为美国公民。
The citizens of Moscowwokeup thismorningtofindthey had a newgovernment.今天早上，莫斯科市民一觉醒来发现他们有了一个新政府。
Oldpeopleare justtreatedlikesecond-classcitizens(=unimportantpeople).老年人只被当作二等公民对待。
Hereassuredpeoplethatlaw-abidingcitizens(=peoplewho do notbreakthelaw)would have nothing tofearfrom theenquiries.他宽慰人们说遵纪守法的公民对质询没有什么可害怕的。
More examples
  • 'Seniorcitizen' is aeuphemismfor 'oldperson'.
  • HeenteredtheUnitedStatesin 1988 as apermanentresidentbecause of hismarriageto a U.S. citizen.
  • Sheaccusedthegovernmentoftramplingon theneedsandrightsof theordinarycitizen.
  • Shebehavedas anyuprightcitizen would have under thecircumstances.
  • She isregardedas anupstandingcitizen in thelocalcommunity.
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(Definition ofcitizenfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

citizen| American Dictionary

citizen
noun[C]
us
/ˈsɪt̬·ə·zən/
politics & government
apersonwho wasbornin aparticularcountryand hascertainrightsor has been givencertainrightsbecause of havinglivedthere:
Nabokov was aRussian, then had Britishcitizenship, and thenbecamean American citizen.
Alargepartofourjobis toeducatecitizens abouttheirrights.
Oldpeoplehave beentreatedlikesecond-classcitizens.
A citizen is also apersonwholivesin aparticularplace:
Mysisteris now a New Hampshire citizen.
(Definition ofcitizenfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

citizen| Business English

citizen
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɪtɪzən/us
apersonwho is amemberof astateorcountry, and haslegalrightsthere:
a British citizen
Toworkin the US you must be alegalcitizen or have avalidworkvisa.
Compare
resident
(Definition ofcitizenfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcitizen

citizen
Assessing beliefs about the needs of senior citizens using the focus group interview : a qualitative approach.
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The citizens of the country constitute an organic whole, which is integrated by the general will of the masses.
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The richest and most powerful citizens never returned.
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Through social practices, citizens or social agents adhere to these foundational principles for the sake of social recognition and reward, thereby ensuring their reproduction.
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Thus, state-level institutions may contribute to democracy by instilling a greater sense of citizens' ability to shape what their governments do.
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Is the patient to be understood as an individual, as a family member, or as acitizen?
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In societies characterised by extreme inequality, the effects of unequalcitizeninvolvement may actually exacerbate the inequitable provision of public security.
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In classical political economy, voluntary arrangements to fix prices and restrict competition were part of a citizen's broader right to contract.
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Perhaps this is because higher taxes are often used to fund a higher level of desirable government services, leaving citizens equally well or better off.
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While clearly reaching thousands of citizens, they are still quite limited.
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For these reasons alone, child delinquents constitute a disproportionate threat to the safety and property of citizens across the nation.
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The same holds for safety because all citizens in a safe country will benefit from this good.
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This is a recipe for bribery, since private citizens now have an interest in breaking the law.
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Thus, campaigns can only marginally move citizens' weight of economic attitudes in their voting decision.
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While direct democracy might lead to lower political efficacy of minorities, it might have a positive general impact oncitizenattitudes towards government.
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Collocationswithcitizen

citizen

These are words often used in combination withcitizen.

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active citizen
That is, a common language enables the speaker to be anactivecitizen.
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average citizen
Issues of financial planning are, of course, important in privately-purchased pensions with decisions about retirement saving perhaps the most crucial taken by theaveragecitizen.
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british citizen
British citizens who committed serious offences.
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