/maɪˈgreɪt; US ˈmaɪgreɪt ||; ˈmaɪgret/verb[I] 1 (used about animals and birds) to travel from one part of the world to another at the same time every year (指动物及鸟类)迁徙,移栖
2 (used about a large number of people) to go and live and work in another place (指大批人)移居,移民,迁徙:
Many country people were forced to migrate to the cities to look for work. 很多乡下人都被逼迁往城市找工作。 ☞ Look at emigrate. 参看emigrate。 ➔migration /maɪˈgreɪʃn ||; maɪˈgreʃən/ noun [C,U]