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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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大麻烦。
• 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。
• Most of my expat friends pulled out, he said.
  大多数外国朋友都退出了比赛，他说。
• The good news is that expat compiles cleanly on most Unix systems, so installation shouldn't be too difficult.
  一个好的消息是，在大部分Unix系统上expat可以干净利落地编译，所以安装不应该太困难。
• 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。