expat

英 [ˌeksˈpæt]

美 [ˌeksˈpæt]

n.  同 expatriate

复数：expats　

BNC.40627 / COCA.28382

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 同 expatriate
  Anexpatis the same as anexpatriate.
  1. ...exclusive country clubs for British expats.
     专门招待英国侨民的乡间俱乐部

英英释义

noun

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

双语例句

• My pastor, who ministers to a largely expat parish here, told me he feared he would lose 60 percent of his congregants this summer.
  我的牧师负责这里一个主要由外籍人员构成的教区，他告诉我，他担心今年夏天自己会失去60%的教众。
• The good news is that expat compiles cleanly on most Unix systems, so installation shouldn't be too difficult.
  一个好的消息是，在大部分Unix系统上expat可以干净利落地编译，所以安装不应该太困难。
• This XML parsing class is based on PHP's bundled expat and supports two basic modes of operation: func and event.
  该XML解析类以PHP捆绑的expat为基础，支持两种基本的操作模式：函数和事件。
• BP told about a hundred expat contractors this month that their contracts were being terminated with immediate effect.
  这个月，BP告诉大约100名外籍合同工，他们的合同将被终止。
• I think any expat does to a certain degree.
  我相信，任何移居国外的人在一定程度上都会如此。
• Perhaps becoming an expat was easier because I've long felt like something of an immigrant.
  也许旅居国外更轻松一些吧，因为我在新泽西一直觉得自己有点像移民。
• For an expat, this is bliss.
  对于像我这样的外籍人士来说，这是一种幸福。
• Some of Mr So's expat colleagues speak hardly any English, which is obviously a handicap.
  苏先生的有些侨民同事几乎不会说英语，这是一个显而易见的大麻烦。
• Doctors at private hospitals that mostly treat expat patients tell a similar story.
  在主要治疗外籍病人的民营医院，医生们讲述了与此类似的故事。
• Born in Shanghai, now German, working as expat in Nanjing for a multi-national company.
  德国籍上海出生华人，现在跨国外资企业南京分公司作为外派高级管理人员工作。