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repatriate sb
repatriate 作及物动词时，主语通常是政府或当局，宾语为被遣返的人。
The government repatriated the refugees.
政府把难民遣返回国。
遣返；把（难民等）遣送回国
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遣返；把（难民等）遣送回国
send someone back to their own country, typically refugees, against their will
The government repatriated the refugees.
政府把难民遣返回国。
使(某人)返回自己的国家。
To restore (a person) to their own country.
将(艺术品、博物馆展品等)归还其原籍国。
To return or restore (artworks, museum exhibits, etc.) to their country of origin.
将外币兑换成本国货币。
To convert a foreign currency into the currency of one's own country.
repatriate
Base
原形
repatriates
3rd person
第三人称单数
repatriating
-ing
现在分词
repatriated
Past
过去式
repatriated
Past participle
过去分词
They repatriate refugees to their home country.
他们把难民遣返回祖国。
The government repatriated the prisoners after the war.
战后政府把这些战俘遣送回国。
The embassy is repatriating its citizens.
大使馆正在把本国公民遣送回国。
repatriate 作动词时为规则变化，表示遣送（某人）回国，尤指强制遣返；也可作不及物动词表示回国。
The government decided to repatriate the refugees to their own country.
政府决定把难民遣返回他们自己的国家。
After the ceasefire, all the prisoners of war were finally repatriated.
停火后，所有战俘终于被遣返回国。
The embassy is repatriating the stranded tourists by plane.
大使馆正用飞机把滞留的游客遣送回国。
repatriate 作及物动词时，主语通常是政府或当局，宾语为被遣返的人。
The government repatriated the refugees.
政府把难民遣返回国。
若需指明遣返目的地，用介词 to。
They repatriated the prisoners to their home country.
他们把囚犯遣返回自己的祖国。
repatriate 也可作不及物动词，表示“返回祖国”，比 return 更正式。
After the war, many soldiers chose to repatriate.
战后，许多士兵选择回国。
作名词时指被遣返回国或恢复国籍的人。
Each repatriate was given a warm welcome.
每一位被遣返回国者都受到了热烈欢迎。
Not this
The government repatriated the refugees back to their homeland.
Use this
The government repatriated the refugees to their homeland.
repatriate本身已含有“送回（本国）”的意思，再加back会造成语义重复。去掉back后，句子仍完整表达“把难民遣送回他们的祖国”。
Not this
The repatriate of the refugees took several weeks.
Use this
The repatriation of the refugees took several weeks.
表示“遣返（过程）”应用名词repatriation，而repatriate作名词时指“被遣返回国的人”。用错词性会让人误解句意。
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遣返难民
The new law allows the government to repatriate refugees who pose a security risk.
新法律允许政府遣返构成安全风险的难民。
遣返战俘
After the armistice, both armies began to repatriate prisoners of war.
停战后，双方军队开始遣返战俘。
把遗体运回本国
The airline helped the family repatriate the remains of their son.
航空公司帮助这家人把儿子的遗体运回本国。
自愿回国
Many displaced people chose to voluntarily repatriate once the conflict ended.
冲突结束后，许多流离失所的人选择自愿回国。
强行遣返
The authorities refused to forcibly repatriate the asylum seekers.
当局拒绝强行遣返这些寻求庇护者。
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联想 patriot（爱国者）的 patri：想象一个爱国者被押送回自己的祖国，就是 repatriate（遣返）。
语域：formal 常见场景：外交与国际法、移民管理、新闻报道 repatriate 多用于正式语境，如外交、法律或移民相关文件，以及新闻报道。作及物动词表示“遣返（难民等）回国”，作不及物动词表示“回国”，作名词指“被遣返者”。日常口语较少用，口语中常用 send back 或 return。
同韵词：expatriate /ɪkˈspætrieɪt/ 与 repatriate 押 /-ˈpætrieɪt/ 韵。注意 patriot /ˈpætriət/、appropriate /əˈproʊprieɪt/、appreciate /əˈpriːʃieɪt/ 只是拼写相近，重读元音或结尾不同，均不押韵。
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