displaced
adjective
uk/dɪˈspleɪst/us/dɪˈspleɪst/having beenforcedtoleaveyourhome, forexampleby awarordangerousevent:
背井离乡的，流离失所的Theydistributefoodand otheraidto displacedcivilians.他们给流离失所的平民分发食物并提供其他援助。
Nearly fourmonthsafter thehurricane, more than 10,000familiesremaindisplaced.飓风过后近四个月，仍有1万多个家庭流离失所。
US
having beenforcedtoleaveyourjob:
失业的，下岗的The Employment DevelopmentDepartmenthelpsdisplacedworkersfindjobs.就业发展部帮助失业的工人找工作。
Thetransportationcompanywillceaseoperatingand the displaceddriverswill have toworkfor othercompaniesfor alowerhourlyrate.这家运输公司将停止运营，失去工作的司机将不得不去其他时薪更低的公司工作。
having beenforcedout ofitsusualororiginalposition:
移位的，错位的The displacedwaterspilleddown thehillandfloodedthehighway.移位的水从山上倾泻而下，淹没了公路。
Acarcrashlefthim with two displacedvertebraein hisneck.一场车祸导致他的脖子上两块椎骨错位。
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displace
- Thecivilwarleftmore than 250,000peopledeadand anotherhalfmillion displaced.
- Weaimtoraiseawarenessabout the millions ofrefugeeand displacedchildrenaround theworld.
- What do they do with the thousands oftonsof displacedrockandearthfrom thetunnel?
- Tissue in thejointmaybecomedisplaced,pinchedortrapped,causingpain.
- Huge displacedchunksofrivericedestroyedthevillage.
- He waslimpingbecause of a displacedtendon.
Homelessness
- bag lady
- be of/have no fixed abode/addressidiom
- couchsurfing
- derelict
- displace
- doss
- hobo
- homelessness
- hostel
- housing benefit
- mendicant
- on the streetsidiom
- sofa-surfing
- soup kitchen
- street
- street child
- street homeless
- tramp
- waif
- waifs and straysidiom
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Runaways and refugees
Unemployment
Emitting and ejecting