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

• 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。
• Thousands of American citizens have informed on these organized crime syndicates.
  数以千计的美国公民检举过这些有组织的犯罪团伙。
• The Prime Minister said: 'I am anxious that the law should protect decent law-abiding citizens and their property'
  首相说：“我非常希望法律能保护正派的守法公民和他们的财产。”
• Governments have been known to snoop on innocent citizens.
  有些政府窥探无辜公民的生活——这一事实已经众所周知。
• 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。
• Six of the 38 people were Russian citizens.
  38个人中有6个是俄罗斯公民。
• The government kept dossiers on thousands of its citizens.
  政府保存着成千上万个公民的档案。
• 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。
• 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。
• These establishments are off limits to ordinary citizens.
  这些建筑禁止普通公民入内。