immigrant
noun /ˈɪmɪɡrənt/
/ˈɪmɪɡrənt/
- a person who has come to live permanently in a country that is not their own
(外来)移民;外侨 - illegal/undocumented immigrants
非法/无证件移民 - immigrant from… immigrants from other European countries
来自其他欧洲国家的移民 - immigrant to… immigrants to the United States
美国移民 - immigrant workers/communities/groups
移民工人/社区/团体
Synonyms immigrantimmigrant- migrant
- refugee
- asylum seeker
- expatriate
- immigrant a person who has either chosen or been forced to leave their country and come to live permanently in a country that is not their own:
- immigrants from other European countries
来自其他欧洲国家的移民
- immigrants from other European countries
- migrant a person who moves from one place to another in order to find work or better living conditions:
- The country has a large seasonal migrant population.
这个国家有大量季节性移民人口。
- The country has a large seasonal migrant population.
- refugee a person who has been forced to leave their country or home, because there is a war or for political, religious or social reasons:
- There has been a steady flow of refugees from the war zone.
从交战地区撤出的难民源源不断。
- There has been a steady flow of refugees from the war zone.
- asylum seeker a person who has been forced to leave their own country because they are in danger and who arrives in another country asking to be allowed to stay there:
- to provide accommodation and support for asylum seekers
为寻求庇护者提供住宿和支持
- to provide accommodation and support for asylum seekers
- expatriate a person living in a country that is not their own, usually by choice:
- American expatriates in Paris
居住在巴黎的美国人
- American expatriates in Paris
- illegal/undocumented immigrants/migrants
- economic/skilled migrants
- political refugees
Collocations Race and immigrationRace and immigrationcompare emigrant, migrant see also digital immigrant, landed immigrant Prejudice and racism种族与移民 偏见与种族歧视 - experience/encounter racism/discrimination/prejudice/anti-semitism
经历/遭遇种族歧视/歧视/偏见/反犹太主义 - face/suffer persecution/discrimination
面临/遭受迫害/歧视 - fear/escape from/flee racial/political/religious persecution
惧怕/逃离种族/政治/宗教迫害 - constitute/be a form of racial/race discrimination
构成/是一种种族歧视 - reflect/reveal/show/have a racial/cultural bias
反映出/揭示出/表现出/具有种族/文化偏见 - be biased/be prejudiced against (especially British English) black people/(both especially North American English) people of color/African Americans/Asians/Africans/Indians, etc.
对黑人/有色人种/非裔美国人/亚洲人/非洲人/印度人等有偏见 - discriminate against minority groups/minorities
歧视少数群体/少数民族 - perpetuate/conform to/fit/defy a common/popular/traditional/negative stereotype
固守/遵从/符合/藐视普遍的/流行的/传统的/负面的模式化观念 - overcome/be blinded by deep-seated/racial/(especially North American English) race prejudice
克服根深蒂固的/种族的偏见;被根深蒂固的/种族的偏见所蒙蔽 - entrench/perpetuate racist attitudes
固守种族主义的态度 - hurl/shout (especially British English) racist abuse; (especially North American English) a racist/racial/ethnic slur
高声地进行种族污辱 - challenge/confront racism/discrimination/prejudice
拒绝接受/对抗种族主义/歧视/偏见 - combat/fight (against)/tackle blatant/overt/covert/subtle/institutional/systemic racism
打压/反对/处理公然的/公开的/隐蔽的/微妙的/制度性的种族歧视
种族和社会 - damage/improve (especially British English) race relations
破坏/改善种族关系 - practise (racial/religious) tolerance/segregation
- bridge/break down/transcend cultural/racial barriers
消除/打破/超越文化/种族隔阂 - encourage/promote social integration
鼓励/促进社会融合 - outlaw/end discrimination/slavery/segregation
取缔/终止歧视/奴隶制/种族隔离 - promote/embrace/celebrate cultural diversity
促进/欣然接纳/颂扬文化多样性 - conform to/challenge/violate (accepted/established/prevailing/dominant) social/cultural norms
遵循/挑战/违背(公认的/确立的/盛行的/占支配地位的)社会/文化规范 - live in a multicultural society
生活在多元文化社会 - attack/criticize multiculturalism
攻击/批评多元文化主义 - fight for/struggle for/promote racial equality
为种族平等而斗争;促进种族平等 - perpetuate/reinforce economic and social inequality
延续/加剧经济和社会的不平等 - introduce/be for/be against (British English) positive discrimination/(especially North American English) affirmative action
推行/支持/反对积极性区别对待政策 - support/be active in/play a leading role in the civil rights movement
支持/积极参与/领导民权运动
移居 - control/restrict/limit/encourage immigration
控制/限制/鼓励外来移民 - attract/draw a wave of immigrants
吸引一批外来移民 - assist/welcome refugees
援助/欣然接受难民 - house/shelter refugees and asylum seekers
安置/庇护难民和寻求政治避难者 - smuggle illegal immigrants into the UK
偷运非法移民到英国 - deport/repatriate illegal immigrants/failed asylum seekers
驱逐/遣返非法移民/寻求政治避难失败者 - assimilate/integrate new immigrants
同化/融合新移民 - employ/hire migrant workers
雇用流动工人 - exploit/rely on (cheap/illegal) immigrant labour
- apply for/gain/obtain/be granted/be denied (full) citizenship
申请/获得/准予/未准予(完全的)公民身份 - have/hold dual citizenship
持有双重国籍
Topics Social issuesb1- Italian immigrants assimilated easily into Brazilian society.
意大利移民轻松地融入了巴西社会。 - Like many first-generation immigrants, they worked hard and saved most of their earnings.
和许多第一代移民一样,他们辛苦工作并把赚到的钱大部份都存起来。 - She was the daughter of Chinese immigrants to America.
她父母是移居美国的中国侨民。 - The government is eager to attract skilled immigrants.
政府渴望吸引有一技之长的移民。 - They are trying to secure immigrant status for their families.
他们正在争取保住家庭的移民身分。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- illegal
- undocumented
- legal
- …
- flood
- influx
- tide
- …
- accept
- welcome
- attract
- …
- arrive
- enter something
- move to something
- …
- community
- family
- generation
- …
- immigrant from
- immigrant to
词源late 18th cent.: from Latin immigrant- ‘immigrating’, from the verb immigrare, on the pattern of emigrant. - illegal/undocumented immigrants