expatriate
UK [ek'spæt.ri.ət] US [-'speɪ.tri-] noun countable (informal expat)
■someone who does not live in their own country （旅居国外的）侨民•A large community of expatriates has settled there.已经有一大批侨民在那边定居了。
UK [ek'spæt.ri.ət] US [-'speɪ.tri-] verb transitive UK [ekˈspæt.ri.eɪt] US [-ˈspeɪ.tri-] formal
■to use force or law to remove someone from their own country （强行或依法）把（某人）逐出本国，使移居国外•The new leaders expatriated the ruling family.新的领导人把统治家族驱逐出境。 |