expat

英 [ˌeksˈpæt]

美 [ˌeksˈpæt]

n.  同 expatriate

复数：expats　

BNC.40627 / COCA.28382

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 同 expatriate
  Anexpatis the same as anexpatriate.
  1. ...exclusive country clubs for British expats.
     专门招待英国侨民的乡间俱乐部

英英释义

noun

• a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
  1. American expatriates
  Synonym:exileexpatriate

双语例句

• The good news is that expat compiles cleanly on most Unix systems, so installation shouldn't be too difficult.
  一个好的消息是，在大部分Unix系统上expat可以干净利落地编译，所以安装不应该太困难。
• BP told about a hundred expat contractors this month that their contracts were being terminated with immediate effect.
  这个月，BP告诉大约100名外籍合同工，他们的合同将被终止。
• Most of my expat friends pulled out, he said.
  大多数外国朋友都退出了比赛，他说。
• Some have dipped their toes into the Chinese market by opening a shop in nearby Hong Kong or Singapore, which both have a strong expat population and infrastructure better-suited to yachting.
  有些公司已经开始试水中国市场，比如在香港或新加坡开设商店，这两个地方都有很多中国移民，而且那里的基础设施也更适合游艇。
• Other companies have been quietly increasing the benefits they offer to expat staff but Panasonic is the first publicly to acknowledge the problem.
  其他公司最近都在悄悄提高驻华外籍人员的福利，但松下是第一家公开承认这一问题的公司。
• I think any expat does to a certain degree.
  我相信，任何移居国外的人在一定程度上都会如此。
• Expat life often turns into a test of survival skills.
  海外生活常常会变成一次生存技巧大考验。
• The temptation to do so is particularly powerful for expat Canadians like me, because we have Canada Day on July 1 as an added excuse.
  对像我这样的加拿大外国人来说，这么做尤其具有诱惑力，因为我们还有个理由，7月1日是加拿大国庆日。
• I'm a typical spoilt expat and eat out most evenings.
  我是典型的被宠坏的外国人，大多数时间晚餐都是下馆子。
• Perhaps becoming an expat was easier because I've long felt like something of an immigrant.
  也许旅居国外更轻松一些吧，因为我在新泽西一直觉得自己有点像移民。