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

• 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。
• 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。
• The best-known Google expat is likely Sheryl Sandberg.
  离开谷歌的人士中，最有名气的或许是谢丽尔•桑德伯格。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。