immigrant

英 [ˈɪmɪɡrənt]

美 [ˈɪmɪɡrənt]

n.  (外来)移民; 外侨

复数：immigrants　

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牛津词典

noun

• （外来）移民；外侨
  a person who has come to live permanently in a country that is not their own
  1. immigrant communities/families/workers
     侨民社区 / 家庭 / 劳工
  2. illegal immigrants
     非法移民

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (外来)移民;侨民
  Animmigrantis a person who has come to live in a country from some other country.
  1. ...illegal immigrants.
     非法移民
  2. ...immigrant visas.
     移民签证

英英释义

noun

• a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there

双语例句

• Their market soon extended beyond immigrant Jews.
  市场很快就拓展到了犹太移民社区之外。
• America was the promised land for many immigrant families.
  美国对许多移民家庭来说是希望之乡。
• North Africans make up the largest and poorest immigrant group in the country
  北非人构成了该国最大的、也是最贫困的移民群。
• An emigrant from England in 1860, she stayed in Australia and became the spokeswoman for the immigrant population.
  作为1860年来自英国的移民，她留在了澳大利亚，并且成了移民人口的发言人。
• The prime minister met many civic leaders, including the mayor and the leaders of the immigrant communities.
  首相接见了许多市民领袖，包括市区和移民社团的领导人。
• Immigrant support groups are waiting to see if he sticks to his word
  移民支持团体正等着看他是否说话算话。
• Other significant immigrant populations came from eastern and southern Europe and French Canada.
  其他主要移民来自东欧和南欧，和法属加拿大。
• The United States is a huge immigrant country with its immigrants from various countries and regions across the world.
  美国是一个巨大的移民国家，其移民来自全球各个国家及地区。
• His advocacy of the right of illegal immigrant to remain in the country.
  他对非法移民留在此国家的权利的支持。
• By the third generation, the original language is lost in the majority of immigrant families.
  到了代，在大多数移民家庭，的母语就消失了。