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

• Judging by their success we are ( connoisseurs and expat Antipodeans excluded) prepared to stay in their expensive embrace.
  通过他们的成功足以判断我们（内行、外派在英的澳大利亚人和新西兰除外）准备继续留在他们昂贵的怀抱中。
• The end of this month is expected to accelerate the departures among two of the largest white-collar expat communities, Britons and Indians, as it signals the end of the Indian school year and British schools 'spring term.
  本月底是印度学校学年和英国学校春季学期结束的时候，预计两大外籍白领群体英国人和印度人届时离开迪拜的速度将会加快。
• This library depends on XML:: Parser, which in turn depends on the expat XML parser.
  这个库依赖于XML：：Parser，反过来它又依赖于expatXML解析器。
• 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。
• There are many different expat communities in China, ranging from students to retirees setting out on second careers.
  居住在中国的外国人有很多不同的圈子，从学生到来中国寻找职业第二春的退休老人不一而足。
• I think any expat does to a certain degree.
  我相信，任何移居国外的人在一定程度上都会如此。
• 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。
• 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 had the vague idea that I could now vote electronically, but in fact no expat can do so.
  我还隐约知道我现在可以进行电子投票，但实际上还没有哪个海外美国人能这么做。
• This XML parsing class is based on PHP's bundled expat and supports two basic modes of operation: func and event.
  该XML解析类以PHP捆绑的expat为基础，支持两种基本的操作模式：函数和事件。