European families emigrating from their homelands were encouraged to immigrate into Australia after World War II.是什么意思？

European families emigrating from their homelands were encouraged to immigrate into Australia after World War II.

二战以后欧洲移出原籍的家庭被鼓励移居澳大利亚.

European

adj. 欧洲的，欧洲人的，欧盟的；n. 欧洲人；

例句
In absolute terms British wages remain low by European standards.
根据欧洲标准，英国工资的绝对值依然很低。

families

n. 家( family的名词复数 )，家族，（大）家庭（包括父母子女及近亲），语族；

例句
We have been working very hard, and our families have also worked hard...
我们一直很努力工作，并且我们的家人也是如此。

Emigrating

v. 移居国外( emigrate的现在分词 )；

例句
In the present difficult conditions, many people are emigrating from Britain.
在目前的困难时期, 很多人正离开英国,移居国外.

from

prep. （表示时间）从…，（表示原因）因为，（表示来源）来自…，（表示分离）与…分离[隔开]；

例句
...an abortive attempt to prevent the current President from taking office.
企图阻止现任总统连任的失败尝试

their

pron. 他（她，它）们的，在提及性别不详的人时，用以代替 him 或 her；

例句
Their permissiveness toward their children reflects the wild abandon of their own lives.
他们对孩子的放任折射出他们自身生活的放浪形骸。

homelands

n. 祖国，家乡( homeland的名词复数 )，（南非种族隔离制度下的）黑人家园；

例句
Many travel to their ancestral homelands to renew ties with their kin.
不少人因此回到祖籍老家和宗亲们重新建立起宗族关系.

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

encouraged

v. 鼓励( encourage的过去式和过去分词 )，支持，促进，鼓动；

例句
They were encouraged by a promise from Cardinal Winning.
红衣主教温宁的许诺使他们受到鼓舞。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

immigrate

vi. 移入；vt. 移民，移居外国，迁移；

例句
He decided to immigrate to Australia to find work.
他决定移居到澳大利亚找个工作.

into

prep. （表示方向）进入…中，（表示所属）输入，（表示状态）进入…状态，（表示时间）持续到；

例句
By 1838, the abolitionists had shamed parliament into ending slavery in British colonies...
到1838年，废奴主义者迫使议会出于道德压力而废除了英国殖民地的奴隶制。

Australia

n. [地名][大洋洲]澳大利亚，澳洲，澳元；

例句
Blake emigrated to Australia with his family at 13...
布莱克在13岁时随家人移民到了澳大利亚。

after

prep. …后的，（表示时间）在…以后，（表示位置、顺序）在…后面；conj. 在…以后；adv. 以后，继后；adj. 后来的，以后的；

例句
Her lover walked out on her after she had aborted their child.
她的情人在她打掉胎儿后甩了她。

world

n. 世界，地球，领域，尘世；

例句
Rosie's idyllic world came to an abrupt end when her parents' marriage broke up...
父母婚姻的破裂使得罗茜田园诗般美好的世界陡然画上了句号。

war

n. 战争，战争期间，斗争，论战；vi. 进行战斗，作战，同…处于交战状态；

例句
The war has aggravated an acute economic crisis...
战争加剧了原本已很严重的经济危机。

II

abbr. Image Intensification 微光，illegal immigrant 非法移民，interest included 内在利息；

例句
Act II contained one of the funniest scenes I have ever witnessed...
第二幕里有我看过的最搞笑的场面之一。