citizens

英 [ˈsɪtɪznz]

美 [ˈsɪtəzənz]

n.  公民; 居民; 市民
citizen的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 公民;国民
  Someone who is acitizenof a particular country is legally accepted as belonging to that country.
  1. ...American citizens...
     美国公民
  2. The life of ordinary citizens began to change.
     老百姓的生活开始发生变化。
• N-COUNT 城镇居民;市民
  Thecitizens ofa town or city are the people who live there.
  1. ...the citizens of Buenos Aires.
     布宜诺斯艾利斯的市民
• See also:senior citizen

双语例句

• Their citizens are very thankful they are not governed by a dictator.
  他们的公民十分庆幸没有受独裁者的统治。
• The government is making plans to evacuate more than two hundred of its citizens from the troubled area.
  政府打算疏散200多名留在骚乱地区的公民。
• The United States is making preparations for a large-scale airlift of 1,200 American citizens
  美国正在为运送1,200名美国公民的大规模空运做准备。
• Senior citizens long for a more predictable and secure future.
  老年人渴望有一个更稳定、更可预见的未来。
• Thousands of citizens are already voting with their feet, and leaving the country
  成千上万的公民正准备离开这个国家，以这一举动表示反对。
• South Carolina claimed the power to exempt its citizens from the obligation to obey federal law
  南卡罗来纳州声称有权力免除该州公民遵守联邦法规的义务。
• The United States is sending a naval task force to the area to evacuate American citizens.
  美国正要派遣一支海军特遣队赶赴该地区疏散美国公民。
• Citizens of East Beirut went to ground in basements and shelters.
  东贝鲁特的市民们躲进了地下室和掩体中。
• Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens but they have no representation in Congress.
  波多黎各人是美国公民，但是他们在国会里没有代表。
• Thanks to a group of public-spirited citizens, the Krippendorf garden has been preserved.
  多亏了一些热心公益的市民，克里彭多夫花园才得以保留了下来。