Migratory describes living things that move from one place to another, often with the seasons, and often come back later.

Migratory遷徙的 describes living things that move from one place to another形容會從一個地方移動到另一個地方的生物， often with the seasons,常常是隨著季節， and often come back later而且之後常常會回來。

The collocation you will meet first is migratory birds: birds that spend the cold months in a warm country and fly home in spring. Scientists also talk about migratory fish, such as salmon, that swim a very long way to lay eggs.

The collocation you will meet first你最先會遇到的搭配詞 is migratory birds:是 migratory birds（候鳥）： birds that spend the cold months in a warm country指的是在寒冷月份會待在溫暖國家的鳥， and fly home in spring到了春天再飛回家。Scientists also talk about migratory fish,科學家也會講 migratory fish（洄游魚類）， such as salmon,像鮭魚， that swim a very long way to lay eggs牠們會游很長一段距離去產卵。

People can be migratory too — migratory workers go where the jobs are — but that use is more formal; in everyday talk we usually say migrant. Though actually, migratory is about the moving itself, again and again, not about settling.

People can be migratory too人也可以是 migratory 的 — migratory workers go where the jobs are —migratory workers（遷徙工）就是哪裡有工作就往哪裡去— but that use is more formal;不過這種用法比較正式； in everyday talk we usually say migrant日常口語我們通常會說 migrant（移工）。Though actually,不過實際上， migratory is about the moving itself, again and again,migratory 講的是一次又一次的移動本身， not about settling而不是關於定居下來。

An immigrant has come to live in a new country; a migratory animal is still on that regular journey.

An immigrant移民 has come to live in a new country;是已經搬去一個新國家定居的人； a migratory animal而遷徙動物 is still on that regular journey仍然在那個規律往返的旅程當中。

It is an adjective: a migratory bird, migratory patterns. You will hear it in nature programmes and in geography class more than in casual chat.

It is an adjective:這是一個形容詞： a migratory bird, migratory patterns像 a migratory bird（候鳥）、migratory patterns（遷徙模式）。You will hear it你會聽到這個字 in nature programmes and in geography class出現在自然節目和地理課裡， more than in casual chat比在日常閒聊裡更常見。