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。
• 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。
• 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。
• In former colonial countries many people with such skills also needed to replace departing expatriates.
  在原殖民地国家中，也需要许多有这种技术的人去接替那些大批离去的外国人。
• 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。
• This policy is applied to all direct hire employees who have been signed employment contracts with this branch, including local employees and expatriates.
  该政策适用于所有与该分公司签订雇佣合同而直接被雇用的员工，包括当地的员工和外籍人员。
• 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。
• 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。
• The game of institutional investing used to be played by a fairly snobbish crowd of expatriates and high-class locals.
  机构投资过去是一批相当势利的外籍人士与当地上流社会玩的游戏。
• This country has large numbers of expatriates or immigrant populations.
  这个国家有大量被放逐者或移民。