expatriates

英 [ɛksˈpætrɪeɪts]

美 [ɛkˈspeɪtriˌeɪts]

n.  居住在国外的人; 侨民
expatriate的第三人称单数和复数

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。

双语例句

• Expatriates are often visited by friends and family who then also wish to take a tour.
  外派人员也经常有朋友或家人造访或探亲，这也是他们携人出游的原因之一。
• Now we have quite a number of Italian and British expatriates working the year round in Wuxi, China.
  我们现在有相当数量的意大利和英国外籍员工在无锡常驻工作。
• Us expatriates are adding flavours to the melting pot.
  海外美国人正为这个大熔炉增添了新的气息。
• The new Chinese expatriates are different.
  这些新的中国侨民是不同于以往的。
• The White House petition quickly drew comments from Chinese citizens and expatriates.
  白宫请愿迅速吸引了海内外华人前来评论。
• Chinese always have dream to create harmonious society and always have positive attitude towards expatriates.
  建立和谐的社会是中国人民的理想，所以他们总是以积极和友善的态度对待远方的客人。
• Such conflicts arise not only between headquarters and local managers in the subsidiaries, but also between headquarters and expatriates from the home country nationality.
  这样冲突出现不仅出现在总部和辅助者的当地经理之间，也同样发生在海外总部和母国总部之间。
• In recent years a swelling number of expatriates have also moved the other way.
  近年来，不断增加的外籍人士也已通过其他途径搬迁。
• The expatriates are foreigners living and working in China for a time.
  外派人员是指暂时在中国生活工作的外国人。
• Some 80 per cent of sales during the first few years came from expatriates and the diplomatic community.
  在最初几年，约80%的销售额来自在中国的外国人和各国驻华人员。