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

• Neuroticism is negatively related to expatriate adjustment; spousal support is positively related to expatriate adjustment.
  神经质人格倾向会对海外适应性造成负向影响；配偶支持会对海外适应性造成正向影响；
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• This one has been promoted in Toronto by the expatriate Chinese from Calcutta.
  这种菜已经由从加尔各答移居到多伦多的中国人发扬光大了。
• Companies are pulling out expatriate staff.
  公司正解雇移居国外的职员。
• 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。
• 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。
• Expatriate and local ( employee category)
  外雇人员和当地人员（职工职类）
• Now we have fully developed global leaders [ in expatriate positions].
  如今，我们（在外派职位上）培养了一些经验丰富的全球领导者。