to live in the country jift £ T 0 We spent a pleasant day in the
country.
Av
0 a
country lane £.|a]/J\j& 5 [U] = country
and western : pop, folk and country
, K|h]
fP £ tt# fTiTfil across 'country directly across fields,
etc.; not by a main road ( fig ) 7
^ A : riding
across country — see also cross-country
go to the 'country {BrE) (of a government fljfcjft) to hold an election to
choose a new parliament ATrAiS; ( VJ.tR A $r (ft 71A ) — more at free
adj.
WHICH
WORD?
country * state
■
Country is the most usual, neutral word for a
geographical area that has or used to have its own
government. * country Attish
■
State emphasizes the political organization of an area
under an independent government. Especially in BrE, it can also mean the government. * state
#J
A, X&MfoRf ^jtfftjft: the member states of the EU
gfcUjA MB o The state provides free education, jgfejff o In NAmE the state usually refers to one of
the SO states of the US, not to the government of the country as a whole. , the state if
tmm 50
mmmto
.country
and western (abbr. C & W) (also country music, country, hill-billy) noun [U] a type of music in the
style of the traditional music of the southern and western
western singer
.country
bumpkin (also
bump-kin) noun {disapproving) a person from the
countryside who seems stupid ^ Eft; ±&7
'country club noun a club in the country,
or on the edge of a town, where people can play sports and go to social events
( l£Wii^J#lX±£(ft )
.country
‘cousin noun a person from the
country who does not know much about life in the city, and who dresses or
behaves in a way that shows this ^TA .country 'dance noun {BrE) a type of traditional
dance, especially one in which couples dance in long lines or circles )
► .country 'dancing noun [U]
.country
'house noun {BrE) a large house in the
country, especially one that belongs or used to belong to a rich important
family ( A^EW )
£
3'Jii
coun try-made /'kAntrimeid/ adj. (IndE) not made by a professional person # A ik $!]#($; ± (ft : a countrymade pistol irfrJT#
country man /'kAntriman/
noun {pi. -men /-man/)
1
a person born in or living in the same
country as sb else.Is]®A;
|W]j}&; [W]^ H2Hcompatriot: Sampras looks set to play his fellow countryman Agassi in the final.
2
a man living or born in the country, not
in the town
£~FA; #HA
'country music noun [u] = country and
western .country
'seat noun (BrE) = seat(7) coun try-side /'kAntrisaid/ noun [U] land outside towns and
cities, with fields, woods, etc.
$+7
The
surrounding countryside is windswept and rocky. ° .0 magnificent
views over open countryside ff ^ (ft >f£ fil M & 0 Everyone should enjoy the
right of access to the countryside. o note at country
coun-try-wide /.kAntri'waid/ adj. over the whole of a
country H771 nationwide
• a
countrywide mail-order service ►coun
try-wide adv.: The film will be released
in
March and countrywide in May. fE
coun try-woman /'kAntriwuman/ noun {pi. -women /-wimin/) 1 a woman living or born
in the country, not the town ^M^cA; £TicA 2 a woman born or living
in the same country as sb else
a noun {pi. -ies) {abbr.
W ) IP; ( HSW ) Jr: the southern
counties ^3fP#f!P o county boundaries 0
— see
also Home Counties
■
adj.
{BrE, usually disapproving) typical of English
upper- class people
.county
'clerk noun (in the
) itts
.county
'council noun [C+sing./pl. v.] (in
councillor noun
.county 'court noun a local court. In
%mLAim); Jr&i£ (
# ) — compare Crown Court
.county
'town {BrE)
{NAmE .county seat) noun the main town of a county,
where its government is ( nJc
Jr) Mb
IM ■#&).#
coun ty-wide /.kaunti'waid/ adj. over the whole of a county ( s£J- ) (ft; .£IP ( JiJcJr ) ift ►coun-ty-
wide adv.
coup /ku:/ noun
{pi. coups /ku:z/) 1 (also coup d’etat) a sudden, illegal and often
violent, change of government jI&3E: He seized power in a
military coup in 1997. M&.1997 o to stage/
mount a coup 0 an attempted coup 0
afailed/an abortive coup Al&(ft / ^A(ftj&3£ <> She lost her position in a boardroom coup (= a sudden change of power
among senior managers in a company). 38: ^£(ftA^:A3£4,AA7?Rf:£o
2 the fact of achieving sth
that was difficult to do U fj A M M A (ft ♦: Getting
this contract has been quite a coup for us. pj“IrI#-
m^ibmmruAAHo
coup de grace /.ku: da ‘gra:s/ noun [sing.] (from French, format) 1 an action or event that
finally ends sth that has been getting weaker or worse H fa (ft — :
My
disastrous exam results dealt the
coup de grace to my university career. f£fS8&,
&E®ri£7Hc#J
7^41=
2 a hit or shot that finally kills a person or an animal, especially to put an
end to their suffering ( ft BOZI DEATH BLOW
coup d’etat /,ku: dei'ta:/ noun
{pi. coups d’etat /,ku: dei'ta:/)
= coup(1)
coup de theatre /.ku: da tei'aitra/ noun {pi. coups de theatre /,ku: da tei'aitra/) (from French) 1 something very dramatic
and surprising that happens, especially in a play ( AXb MJ 7 ) 2 a play, show, etc.
which is very successful >
coupe /'kuipei;NAmE kui'pei/ {NAmE also coupe /ku:p/) noun a car with two doors and
usually a sloping back
(asmim) mi'bn*
COUple
Our /'kApl/ noun, verb
mnoun 1 [sing.+sing./pl. v.] ~ (of sth) two people or things M
A; M if =£ ^: I saw a couple of men get out. & # itl;ftM'7^Ai±lA7o
isiaiJ In BrE a plural verb is usually
used in all 3 senses.
WCtflMo 2 [sing.+sing./pl.
v.] ~ (of
sth) a
small number of people or things JL A A; XL # ^ ^ HT1 a few : a couple of minutes fljfty o We went there a couple of
years ago. I^CI 0 I’ve seen her a couple
of times before. o I’ll be with you
in
a minute. There are a couple
of things I have to do first.
There are a couple more files to read first.
o We can do it in the next couple
of weeks