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expat

/ˈɛksˌpæt/

Meanings
noun

侨民，外籍人士

An expatriate; a person who lives outside their own country.

Examples :

"Maria is an expat living in France for her job. "
玛丽亚是一位外籍人士，因为工作原因住在法国。
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expatriate noun

/ɛksˈpeɪ.tɹi.ɪt/

旅居国外的侨民，外籍人士。

"Maria is an expatriate; she moved from Spain to England for work. "

玛丽亚是个旅居国外的侨民；她因为工作从西班牙搬到了英国。

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who noun

/huː/

谁, 什么人

"The teacher asked, "Who will present the project next week?" "

老师问：“下周谁来做项目展示？”

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outside noun

/ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/ /ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/

外面, 外部.

"The outside of the school building was painted a bright yellow. "

学校大楼的外面被漆成了亮黄色。

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their pronoun

/ðeər/

他们的

"They brought their books with them."

他们带了他们的书。

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person noun

/ˈpɜːsən/ /ˈpɝsən/

人， 人物， 个体。

"Each person is unique, both mentally and physically."

每个人在身心方面都是独一无二的。

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for conjunction

/fɔːr/

为了

"I saved money for a new car."

我存钱买了一辆新车。

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maria noun

/ˈmɑɹ.i.ə/

月海， 阴暗平原。

"From Earth, we could observe maria, the dark, ancient lava plains on the Moon, with just a pair of binoculars. "

从地球上，我们仅用一副双筒望远镜就能观察到月球上的“月海”，那些阴暗古老的熔岩平原。

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own adjective

/ˈəʊn/ /ˈoʊn/

自己的，拥有的。

"The red backpack is my own; it belongs to me. "

那个红色背包是我的，属于我自己的。

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living verb

/ˈlɪvɪŋ/

生存，活着

"My grandmother is living a long and healthy life. "

我奶奶一直活得很长寿，也很健康。

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job noun

/d͡ʒɒb/ /d͡ʒɑb/

工作, 任务.

"A job half done is hardly done at all."

任务做一半，等于没做。

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country noun

/ˈkɐntɹi/ /ˈkʌntɹi/

地区，区域。

"The country surrounding our small village is mostly farmland. "

我们小村庄周围的地区大多是农田。

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her noun

/ə(ɹ)/ /ɚ/

她，女性。

"I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her."

我觉得这只鸟像是只公的，但也可能是只母的。