expatriates

英 [ɛksˈpætrɪeɪts]

美 [ɛkˈspeɪtriˌeɪts]

n.  居住在国外的人; 侨民
expatriate的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 移居国外者;侨民
  Anexpatriateis someone who is living in a country which is not their own.
  1. ...British expatriates in Spain.
     在西班牙的英国侨民
  2. Expatriateis also an adjective.
     
  3. The French military is preparing to evacuate women and children of expatriate families.
     法国军方正准备撤离侨民家庭的妇女儿童。

双语例句

• Purpose: Support for expatriates, love of patriotic overseas, hope everyone with a family together.
  宗旨：支持侨民爱国爱乡的理念，希望大家团结，同侨一家亲。
• In former colonial countries many people with such skills also needed to replace departing expatriates.
  在原殖民地国家中，也需要许多有这种技术的人去接替那些大批离去的外国人。
• Of the 2000, only 10 are expatriates.
  在这2000名研究人员中，只有10名是侨民。
• My mother was born in China near Shanghai among a small community of Korean expatriates.
  我的母亲出生在中国上海附近的一个韩国侨民居住的小社区。
• The White House petition quickly drew comments from Chinese citizens and expatriates.
  白宫请愿迅速吸引了海内外华人前来评论。
• Conflict between work and family is the problem faced by enterprises together with expatriates, and the conflict endangers the development of enterprises and individual employees.
  来自工作与家庭的冲突成为企业和外派员工共同面对的难题，且已危及企业和员工个人的发展。
• Expatriates have started businesses in all sorts of sectors, including retail, construction and hospitality.
  在香港的法国人在零售、建筑和餐饮等各行各业开办了企业。
• The expatriates are foreigners living and working in China for a time.
  外派人员是指暂时在中国生活工作的外国人。
• In recent years a swelling number of expatriates have also moved the other way.
  近年来，不断增加的外籍人士也已通过其他途径搬迁。
• They are a group of expatriates who share similar living conditions.
  他们是一群生活条件相似的，长期居住海外的外派人员。