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单词 expatriate
释义
expatriate
noun[C]
uk
/ekˈspæt.ri.ət/us
/ekˈspeɪ.tri.ət/
(alsoinformalexpat,uk/ekˈspæt/us/ekˈspæt/)
someone who does notliveintheirowncountry:
（旅居国外的）侨民
Alargecommunityofexpatriates hassettledthere.已经有一大批侨民在那儿定居了。
Compare
exilenoun
More examples
  • Fernando had manystoriesboth of hisyearsin Chile and of hisexperiencesin California as an expatriate.
  • There are manymultinationalcompaniesand expatriatesworkingin theregion.
  • Art Deco isassociatedinparticularwith two expatriateslivinginParis: Josephine Baker and Tamara de Lempicka.
  • The Beach Club is afavoritehauntfor the city'sresidentexpatriates and élite.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Countries, nationalities & continents: country & nation
  • birthright citizenship
  • body politic
  • BRICS
  • coast
  • countrywide
  • cross-border
  • domestic
  • domestically
  • dual
  • dual citizen
  • motherland
  • nation
  • non-domestic
  • non-indigenous
  • non-national
  • noncitizen
  • nuclear power
  • statehood
  • superpower
  • transnational
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expatriate
adjective
uk
/ekˈspæt.ri.ət/us
/ekˈspeɪ.tri.ət/
livingin acountrythat is notyourowncountry, orrelatingtopeoplethat do this:
an expatriateScot
expatriatecommunities
More examples
  • Anumberof expatriateaidworkersremainin theregion.
  • There wastalkofmassevacuationamong the city's expatriatepopulation.
  • ExpatriateAmericansareentitledtovotein theelection.
  • Hebecamean expatriatesculptorin Rome.
  • Theeconomyissustainedpurelyby the expatriatemoneycoming in.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Countries, nationalities & continents: country & nation
  • birthright citizenship
  • body politic
  • BRICS
  • coast
  • countrywide
  • cross-border
  • domestic
  • domestically
  • dual
  • dual citizen
  • motherland
  • nation
  • non-domestic
  • non-indigenous
  • non-national
  • noncitizen
  • nuclear power
  • statehood
  • superpower
  • transnational
See more results »
expatriate
verb[IorT]
formal
uk
/ekˈspæt.ri.eɪt/us
/ekˈspeɪ.tri.eɪt/
tomovefromyourowncountry, or tocausesomeone tomovefromtheirowncountry:
The newleadersexpatriated therulingfamily.新的领导人把统治家族驱逐出境。
Welivedin aresidentialcompounddesignedfor expatriatedDutchworkersandtheirfamilies.
He expatriatedtoSt. Kitts, atranquilCaribbeanislandcountry.
tosendmoneyout of acountryto anothercountry:
Thegovernmentisofferinga haven forbusinessmenfromoverseaswho need to expatriatetheirmoney.
More examples
  • Disillusioned by theUnitedStates, Wright had expatriated toPariswith hiswifeanddaughter.
  • He wasbornin Trinidad,educatedatOxfordand then expatriated toEngland.
  • Amajorcomponentof theIrishgrossdomesticproductwasmultinationals'profits, which werelargelyexpatriated to othercountries.
  • Thehostcountrymaydecreethat nofundmay be expatriated until thedecreeislifted.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Punishing someone by sending them somewhere else
  • banish
  • banishment
  • deport
  • deportation
  • deportee
  • exile
  • exiled
  • expel
  • expulsion
  • extraordinary rendition
  • rid
  • rusticate
  • rustication
  • send
  • sendsomeonedown
  • sendsomethingoff
  • shun
  • transport

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(Definition ofexpatriatefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
expatriate
noun[C]
uk
/ekˈspæt.ri.ət/us
/ekˈspeɪ.tri.ət/
(informalexpat)
someone who does notliveintheirowncountry
（旅居国外的）侨民
Alargecommunityofexpatriates hassettledthere.已经有一大批侨民在那儿定居了。
expatriate
verb[T]
formal
uk
/ekˈspæt.ri.eɪt/us
/ekˈspeɪ.tri.eɪt/
to useforceorlawtoremovesomeone fromtheirowncountry
（强行或依法）把…逐出本国，使移居国外
The newleadersexpatriated therulingfamily.新的领导人把统治家族驱逐出境。

expatriate| American Dictionary

expatriate
noun[C]
us
/ekˈspeɪ·tri·ət/
someone who does notlivein his or her owncountry
(Definition ofexpatriatefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

expatriate| Business English

expatriate
noun[C]
uk
/ɪkˈspætriət/us
/ɪkˈspeɪtriət/
(abbreviationexpat,uk
/ˌekˈspat/)
someone who does notliveintheirowncountry:
Alargecommunityof expatriateshassettledthere.
expatriate
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɪkˈspætriət/us
/ɪkˈspeɪtriət/
(abbreviationexpat)
relatingtopeoplewho do notliveintheirowncountry:
Thecompanyhas eight expatriatestaffworkingaround theworld.
anexpatriatecommunity/resident/worker
(Definition ofexpatriatefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofexpatriate

expatriate
The expatriates were naturally an important source of economic and political support.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Fashion was a key determinant of consumer appeal for expatriates, ever anxious to underline their continued links to the metropole.
From theCambridge English Corpus
British retired expatriates are more heterogeneous than is commonly believed.
From theCambridge English Corpus
To them, the considerations of the expatriates would become relevant only after their heads of state had reached regional agreements.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Screening for schistosomiasis, filariasis, and strongyloidiasis among expatriates returning from the tropics.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Moreover, when the prices of rubber were high, expatriates were often more anxious to purchase rubber and move it through the export chain than to verify its content and purity.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In addition, it was normal for the states to invite knowledgeable foreigners (black or white - expatriates in present-day language) to stay in the capitals as advisers.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I strongly opposed the extension of the vote to expatriates, some of whom left this country up to 20 years ago.
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I say again that, after careful consideration, we are sure that the expatriates' anxieties are groundless.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The proportion of expatriates is falling quite rapidly.
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Theoretically it was because they were not genuine expatriates.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The amount of pensions for the expatriates is £140,000 and for the non-expatriates £520,000.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Does he contend that a farmer who is farming two farms ought to be expatriated from one of them?
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
A great deal of money was sent back by expatriates working elsewhere.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Many of those organisations have expatriates in their membership.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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