expat

英 [ˌeksˈpæt]

美 [ˌeksˈpæt]

n.  同 expatriate

复数：expats　

BNC.40627 / COCA.28382

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 同 expatriate
  Anexpatis the same as anexpatriate.
  1. ...exclusive country clubs for British expats.
     专门招待英国侨民的乡间俱乐部

英英释义

noun

• a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
  1. American expatriates
  Synonym:exileexpatriate

双语例句

• There are many expat housing compounds in JinQiao.
  有许多外籍人士的住房化合物金桥。
• Born in Shanghai, now German, working as expat in Nanjing for a multi-national company.
  德国籍上海出生华人，现在跨国外资企业南京分公司作为外派高级管理人员工作。
• BP told about a hundred expat contractors this month that their contracts were being terminated with immediate effect.
  这个月，BP告诉大约100名外籍合同工，他们的合同将被终止。
• I never expected that I would later work with her on translating her book Dazzling Dalian – Expat Haven.
  那时的我从未想过有一天自己会成为她的新书《梦幻大连&外国友人的天堂》的翻译。
• Some of Mr So's expat colleagues speak hardly any English, which is obviously a handicap.
  苏先生的有些侨民同事几乎不会说英语，这是一个显而易见的***烦。
• Expat life often turns into a test of survival skills.
  海外生活常常会变成一次生存技巧大考验。
• The temptation to do so is particularly powerful for expat Canadians like me, because we have Canada Day on July 1 as an added excuse.
  对像我这样的加拿大外国人来说，这么做尤其具有诱惑力，因为我们还有个理由，7月1日是加拿大国庆日。
• My pastor, who ministers to a largely expat parish here, told me he feared he would lose 60 percent of his congregants this summer.
  我的牧师负责这里一个主要由外籍人员构成的教区，他告诉我，他担心今年夏天自己会失去60%的教众。
• Many teachers and other employees who work for Walton school tend to be stable, and the school has an excellent reputation among the expat community in Kaohsiung.
  许多在华顿工作的教师和员工都很稳定，学校在高雄外籍人士中也有良好的声誉。
• I'm a typical spoilt expat and eat out most evenings.
  我是典型的被宠坏的外国人，大多数时间晚餐都是下馆子。