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

• 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。
• Other companies have been quietly increasing the benefits they offer to expat staff but Panasonic is the first publicly to acknowledge the problem.
  其他公司最近都在悄悄提高驻华外籍人员的福利，但松下是第一家公开承认这一问题的公司。
• 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。
• Most of my expat friends pulled out, he said.
  大多数外国朋友都退出了比赛，他说。
• We excel at providing high-touch, residential relocation and home search services for incoming and existing expat staff.
  我们在为潜在和现存外籍企业员工提供高端住宅安置服务和房屋搜索服务方面非常优秀。
• There are many expat housing compounds in JinQiao.
  有许多外籍人士的住房化合物金桥。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Some have dipped their toes into the Chinese market by opening a shop in nearby Hong Kong or Singapore, which both have a strong expat population and infrastructure better-suited to yachting.
  有些公司已经开始试水中国市场，比如在香港或新加坡开设商店，这两个地方都有很多中国移民，而且那里的基础设施也更适合游艇。