expatriate
侨民
常用释义
英音[ ˌeksˈpætriət ]
美音[ ˌeksˈpeɪtriət ]
变形
复数:
expatriates
第三人称单数:
expatriates
现在分词:
expatriating
过去式:
expatriated
过去分词:
expatriated
基本释义
- n. 旅居国外者，侨民；被流放者
- v. （强行或依法）把（某人）逐出本国，使移居国外；移居国外，定居国外
- adj. （人）旅居国外的；被流放国外的
例句
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1·The expatriate vote could help determine who wins in November.侨居者们的投票有助于决定谁在11月获胜。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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2·Either the novel with White ethnic main characters or the "raceless" novel appears, at least as an experiment, in the careers of the best-known expatriate African American writers.至少作为一个实验，在那些移居国外的著名非裔美国作家的职业生涯中都出现了无论是以白人为主要人物的小说，还是“无种族”的小说。
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3·Many people, Chinese and expatriate, did just that.无论是中国人还是外国人，许多人都在这么做。
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4·For some companies, it might be good if their employees expatriate.对于一些公司来说，如果他们的员工是侨民，那对公司可能有帮助。
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5·Even so, he says: "Before, I wanted to be an expatriate writer."尽管如此，他说：“以前我想旅居海外写作。”
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6·Some of them have the idea that this is a short cut to a fast expatriate package.他们当中的一些人认为，这是迅速找到外派工作的捷径。
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7·Some 15 per cent of expatriate workers, on average, resigned within 12 months of returning home.平均约有15%的外派员工在回国后一年内辞职。
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8·Several luxury hotels and malls have been closed for weeks. Companies are pulling out expatriate staff.几家大型酒店和商场已经关门几个星期了，各家公司正在遣返外国员工。
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9·The findings are designed to help multinational employers determine compensation for their expatriate workers.该调查的结果旨在帮助那些跨国公司的老板们为他们的驻外员工确定补贴金额。
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10·The survey said Karachi is the cheapest city in the world for expatriate executives to rent a three-bedroom apartment.研究显示，巴基斯坦卡拉奇市是外派主管租用三房公寓单位租金最低的城市。
同根词
词根：
expatriate
expatriation
n
放弃国籍；流放国外