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xenophobic

/ˌzɛnəˈfoʊbɪk/ /ˌziːnəˈfoʊbɪk/

Meanings
noun

仇外者，排外主义者

A xenophobe.

Examples :

"The mayor's speech was criticized for being xenophobic because it blamed all the city's problems on immigrants. "
市长的演讲因为将城市的所有问题都归咎于移民，被批评为带有仇外色彩，说他是个仇外者。
attitude person character race politics society human
adjective

排外的，仇外的

Exhibiting or characterised by xenophobia, a fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners

Examples :

""Residents of Plettenberg Bay this week launched violent xenophobic attacks on foreign Africans living in informal settlements, beating them and ransacking their houses" Weekend Argus May 13/14 2006."
普莱滕贝格湾的居民本周对居住在非正式定居点的非洲外籍人士发动了充满仇外情绪的暴力袭击，殴打他们并洗劫他们的房屋。
politics culture attitude society human

Related Words

Illustration settlements

settlements noun

/ˈset.l.mənts/

定居点，殖民地

"The settlements in the lawsuit allowed both companies to avoid a long and expensive trial. "

通过庭外和解，两家公司都避免了漫长而昂贵的审判。

Illustration strangers

strangers noun

/ˈstɹeɪndʒəz/ /ˈstɹeɪndʒɚz/

陌生人, 生人

"That gentleman is a stranger to me.  Children are taught not to talk to strangers."

那位先生我不认识，是个陌生人。孩子们被教导不要跟陌生人说话。

Illustration xenophobia

xenophobia noun

/zɛnəˈfəʊbɪə/ /zinəˈfoʊbiə/

仇外，排外，恐外症

"The rising xenophobia in the town led to some residents avoiding contact with people from different countries. "

那个镇上日益增长的仇外情绪导致一些居民避免与来自不同国家的人接触。

Illustration criticized

criticized verb

/ˈkrɪtɪsaɪzd/ /ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪzd/

批评，指责。

"The teacher criticized my essay because it had too many spelling mistakes. "

老师批评了我的文章，因为里面有太多拼写错误。

Illustration characterised

characterised verb

/ˈkærəktəraɪzd/ /ˈkærəktəˌraɪzd/

刻画, 描绘 (often with a negative connotation)

"The news report characterised the protesters as violent and disruptive, even though most of them were peaceful. "

新闻报道把抗议者刻画成暴力和具有破坏性的形象，尽管他们中的大多数人都是和平的。

Illustration immigrants

immigrants noun

/ˈɪmɪɡrənts/ /ˈɪmɪˌɡrænts/

移民，外来移民。

"Many immigrants seek better opportunities for their children in a new country. "

许多移民来到一个新的国家，是为了给他们的孩子寻求更好的发展机会。

Illustration problems

problems noun

/ˈpɹɒbləmz/ /ˈpɹɑbləmz/

问题，难题。

""Many students have problems understanding fractions." "

很多学生在理解分数方面都有困难。

Illustration exhibiting

exhibiting verb

/ɪɡˈzɪbɪtɪŋ/ /ɛɡˈzɪbɪtɪŋ/

展览，展示

"He wanted to exhibit his baseball cards."

他想展览他的棒球卡片。

Illustration ransacking

ransacking verb

/ˈrænsækɪŋ/

抢劫, 掠夺

"After the burglars left, the police found the house completely ransacking, with drawers pulled out and valuables scattered everywhere. "

窃贼离开后，警察发现房子被彻底抢劫一空，抽屉都被拉了出来，值钱的东西散落得到处都是。

Illustration xenophobe

xenophobe noun

/ˈzɛnəfəʊb/ /ˈzinəfoʊb/

仇外者，排外主义者。

"The new neighbor refused to even speak to anyone on the street, proving himself to be quite the xenophobe. "

新搬来的邻居甚至拒绝和街上的任何人说话，可见他是个不折不扣的仇外者。

Illustration foreigners

foreigners noun

/ˈfɒɹ.ɪ.nəz/ /ˈfɑɹ.ɪ.nɚz/

外国人，外宾，老外。

"The city attracts many foreigners who come to study at the university. "

这座城市吸引了很多外国人来大学学习。

Illustration residents

residents noun

/ˈrɛzɪdənts/ /ˈrɛzɪdənz/

居民，住户，居住者。

"The tiger lily is a resident of Asia."

虎百合是亚洲土生土长的植物。