expatriate

英 [ˌeksˈpætriət]

美 [ˌeksˈpeɪtriət]

n.  居住在国外的人; 侨民
adj.  移居国外的; 被逐出国外的
vt.  移居国外; 放弃原国籍使移居国外; 使放弃国籍; 放逐; 流放

复数：expatriates　过去式：expatriated　现在分词：expatriating　第三人称单数：expatriates　过去分词：expatriated　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.10531 / COCA.13251

牛津词典

noun

• 居住在国外的人；侨民
  a person living in a country that is not their own
  1. American expatriates in Paris
     居住在巴黎的美国人

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 移居国外者;侨民
  Anexpatriateis someone who is living in a country which is not their own.
  1. ...British expatriates in Spain.
     在西班牙的英国侨民
  2. Expatriateis also an adjective.
     
  3. The French military is preparing to evacuate women and children of expatriate families.
     法国军方正准备撤离侨民家庭的妇女儿童。

英英释义

noun

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

verb

• move away from one's native country and adopt a new residence abroad
• expel from a country
  1. The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions
  Synonym:deportexile

双语例句

• China's perception of foreigners depends largely on the sentiments of this expatriate community.
  他们对于国外的认识和印象取决于这个留学生群体的感觉。
• The expatriate placement is the most obvious area where language skills are beneficial.
  外派工作是语言技能最能发挥用处的一个领域。
• The writer, an expatriate living in singapore, has studied and worked in the us.
  作者曾在美国读书和工作，目前旅居新加坡。
• The Chinese attitude to safety often causes sharp intakes of expatriate breath.
  中国人对安全的态度经常会引起外籍人士的错愕。
• Expatriate Chinese executives are a relatively new phenomenon, and a sign of Chinese strength.
  移居国外的中国高管们是一个相对较新的现象，是中国人强大的表现。
• The proportion of this expatriate population varies significantly between both home and host countries.
  这种外流移民人口占母国人口的比例和占客国人口的比例相差很大。
• There were several expatriate communities of poles and czechs.
  有几个波兰人和捷克人的侨民社区。
• The United Nations and other international agencies also have offices here, along with businesses catering to the city's expatriate communities.
  联合国和其他国际机构在这里都设有办公室，还有一些企业为这座城市的移居者服务。
• This one has been promoted in Toronto by the expatriate Chinese from Calcutta.
  这种菜已经由从加尔各答移居到多伦多的中国人发扬光大了。
• The most attractive location for expatriate businesspeople was Zurich.
  对于外派商业人士而言，最具吸引力的地点是苏黎世。