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expatriate

/ɛksˈpeɪ.tɹi.ɪt/

Meanings
noun

旅居国外的侨民，外籍人士。

One who lives outside their own country.

Examples :

"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。
person society culture nation world

Related Words

Illustration liabilities

liabilities noun

/ˌlaɪəˈbɪlətiz/ /ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtiz/

负债，债务， 负有责任

"The company's liabilities, including loans and unpaid bills, totaled $50,000. "

该公司的负债，包括贷款和未付账单，总计五万美元。

Illustration expatriated

expatriated verb

/ɛksˈpeɪtriˌeɪtɪd/ /ɪksˈpeɪtriˌeɪtɪd/

被流放，驱逐出境

"The dictator expatriated all political opponents, forcing them to live in other countries. "

那个独裁者将所有政治异见者都流放了，迫使他们在其他国家生活。

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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。

Illustration citizenship

citizenship noun

/ˈsɪtɪzənʃɪp/ /ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp/

国籍，公民身份.

"My new citizenship in this country allows me to vote in elections. "

我获得了这个国家的新国籍，所以现在我可以在选举中投票了。

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renounce noun

/ɹɪˈnaʊns/

放弃，弃绝，声明放弃。

"His renunciation of the scholarship was unexpected; he decided to work instead. "

他放弃奖学金的举动出人意料，他决定去工作了。

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winning verb

/ˈwɪnɪŋ/

战胜， 击败.

"The football team won the championship game, winning their rivals. "

那支足球队赢得了冠军赛，战胜了他们的对手。

Illustration government

government noun

/ˈɡʌvə(n)mənt/ /ˈɡʌvɚ(n)mənt/

政府，政权

"The government decided to raise taxes to fund new schools. "

政府决定提高税收，用以资助新建学校。

Illustration forcing

forcing verb

/ˈfɔː(ɹ).sɪŋ/ /ˈfɔɹ.sɪŋ/

强奸，强暴

Illustration withdraw

withdraw verb

/wɪðˈdɹɔː/

撤回，撤退，收回。

"The student withdrew their hand from the hot pan. "

学生把手从热锅上撤了回来。

Illustration suspected

suspected verb

/səsˈpɛktɪd/

怀疑，猜疑。

"to suspect the presence of disease"

怀疑有疾病的存在

Illustration tropical

tropical noun

/ˈtrɑpɪkəl/ /ˈtrɒpɪkəl/

热带植物

"My grandmother's garden has many tropicals, including hibiscus and plumeria. "

我奶奶的花园里有很多热带植物，比如扶桑花和鸡蛋花。

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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。