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

• 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 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。
• The findings are designed to help multinational employers determine compensation for their expatriate workers.
  这项调查是为帮助跨国投资商决定对海外移民者的工作补偿。
• I went to a bar in an expatriate area.
  我去了一个老外聚居区的酒吧。
• 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。
• 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。
• An expatriate American lawyer opened Lhasa's first high-end boutique hotel last year.
  一位美国律师去年开设了拉萨首家高端精品酒店。
• Personal safety was the most important issue when locating expatriate staff, said Mercer.
  美世表示，在安置外派员工时，人身安全是最重要的问题。
• We conducted this survey to better understand expatriate needs and get insight into the emotions of expats.
  我们进行这个调查以便更好地理解侨民的需求和洞察他们的动机。
• Increased precautions for expatriate workers are "cascading vulnerability" onto locals, it argues.
  报告说，对外籍人员保护的增强导致这些攻击都集中落到了当地雇员身上。