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  1. 1n/maɪˈɡreɪʃən/human migration（人口）遷移

    The movement of large numbers of people who go to live in another area or country, especially in order to find work or a better life.

    英文 migration 講的是「一大群人搬去別的地方生活」，常常是為了工作。它是中性的整體現象詞，看的是人潮的流動；immigration（移入）和 emigration（移出）則是站在某個國家的角度看同一件事。

    示範例句 · Example

    The migration of young workers to the city left many villages half empty.

    中文翻譯年輕工人們往城市的遷移使許多村子留下一半空的。

    常見搭配

    • the migration of people

      人口的遷移

      the movement of a population to a new area

      The war caused the migration of thousands of people.

    • internal migration

      國內遷移

      movement of people within one country

      Internal migration filled the cities in only twenty years.

    • mass migration

      大規模遷移

      the movement of very large numbers of people at once

      Mass migration changed the language of the region.

    • migration from A to B

      從甲地到乙地的遷移

      movement out of one place and into another

      Migration from the countryside to the coast continues today.

    意思相反

    settlementreturn

  2. 2n/maɪˈɡreɪʃən/animal migration（動物）遷徙

    The regular journey that birds or animals make from one part of the world to another, usually at the same time each year.

    這個 migration 講的是動物每年固定的長途來回，例如候鳥南飛、鮭魚回河。重點在「規律、整群、來回」——不是隨便亂跑，而是季節一到就出發。中文自然科教材說「遷徙」。

    常見搭配

    • annual migration

      每年一次的遷徙

      a journey animals make once every year

      The annual migration brings visitors to the wetland.

    • bird migration

      鳥類遷徙

      the seasonal travel of birds

      Bird migration is easiest to see at dawn.

    • during migration

      在遷徙期間

      in the period when animals are travelling

      Many birds lose weight during migration.

    • migration route

      遷徙路線

      the path animals follow when they travel

      The new bridge sits on an old migration route.

    意思相近

    passageseasonal movementflight

    用法接近

    migrateflockroute

    意思相反

    hibernationnesting

  3. 3n/maɪˈɡreɪʃən/data or system migration（資料、系統）轉移

    正式The process of moving information, or a group of users, from one computer system to a different one.

    電腦領域的 migration 借用了「整批搬家」的畫面：把資料或使用者從舊系統搬到新系統。重點是整批、有計畫地搬，而且搬完舊的就不用了。中文 IT 圈常說「資料轉移」「系統移轉」。

    常見搭配

    • data migration

      資料轉移

      moving information from one system to another

      Data migration is planned for the holiday weekend.

    • migration to a new system

      移轉到新系統

      the move onto different software or hardware

      Migration to a new system takes about three months.

    • complete the migration

      完成轉移

      to finish moving everything across

      We completed the migration ahead of schedule.

    • during the migration

      在轉移進行期間

      while the move is happening

      The site will be read-only during the migration.

    意思相反

    rollbackrestore

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migrationnoun/maɪˈɡɹeɪʃ(ə)n/

  • 1

    An instance of moving to live in another place for a while.

  • 2

    Seasonal moving of animals, as mammals, birds or fish, especially between breeding and non-breeding areas.

    • Many of these classic methods are still used, with some modern improvements. For example, with the aid of special microphones and automated sound detection software, ornithologists recently reported […] that pine siskins (Spinus pinus) undergo an irregular, nomadic type of nocturnal migration.
  • 3

    Movement in general.

    • The migration of lead from a can to the food inside it can cause lead poisoning.
  • 4

    computingengineeringmathematicsInstance of changing a platform from an environment to another one.

  • 5

    biochemistrybiologychemistryThe movement of cells in particular directions to specific locations.

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