Word · Frequency #10531
expatriates
侨居国外者；移居国外者
expatriates is the plural of expatriate.
核心释义
a person who lives outside their own country, especially temporarily for work or study
- 1.
侨民；旅居国外者(尤指因工作或教育)
One who lives outside one's own country, especially temporarily for a profession or education.
- 2.
被放逐国外的人；流亡者
One who has been banished from one's own country.
流亡者；被流放者；侨民；旅居国外者(尤指因工作或教育)；被放逐国外的人；流亡者；移居国外者；侨民
用法In use
After living in Japan for ten years, Mark considers himself an expatriate rather than a tourist.
用法提示：expatriate 作名词，指长期移居国外的人。
The city has a large community of expatriates who often gather at international clubs.
用法提示：expatriates 为复数形式，泛指一群移居国外者。
She moved back to her home country after years as an expatriate in Singapore.
用法提示：expatriate 作名词，描述长期居留国外的身份。
an expatriate from [country]
表示某人来自某国，现居国外。
She is an expatriate from Canada.
她是一位来自加拿大的侨民。
an expatriate in [place]
表示某人在某地作为侨民居住或工作。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- expatriate community
- 侨民社区
- She found support in the local expatriate community.她在当地的侨民社区找到了支持。
- expatriate workers
- 外籍员工
- The company hires many expatriate workers for its overseas projects.公司为其海外项目雇佣了许多外籍员工。
- expatriate package
- 外派人员薪酬福利包
- His expatriate package includes housing and school fees.他的外派薪酬福利包包括住房和学费。
- expatriate life
- 侨居生活
- Adjusting to expatriate life takes time.适应侨居生活需要时间。
- expatriate spouse
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 expatriate 拆成 ex（向外）+ patriot（爱国者）来记：爱国者离开祖国，旅居国外，就是 expatriate（侨民）。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：新闻报道、正式文件 expatriate 作为名词比缩略形式 expat 更正式，多用于书面语、新闻报道或正式文件，日常口语中更常见 expat。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
repatriate /ˌriːˈpeɪtrieɪt/ rhymes with expatriate in the supplied pronunciation /eksˈpeɪtrieɪt/: both have stressed /eɪ/ followed by /trieɪt/. The -iate words appropriate, associate, negotiate, and appreciate are lookalikes but do not rhyme: appropriate and associate (adjective/noun) end in weak /ət/, while negotiate and appreciate have /eɪt/ but a different stressed vowel and consonant sequence.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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