deportee

/dɪˌpɔːˈti/· noun

移民B2

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Chinese meaning

被驱逐出境者;被遣返者

被bèi强qiáng制zhì驱qū逐zhú出chū境jìng或huò遣qiǎn返fǎn的de人rén

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被bèi美měi国guó强qiáng制zhì遣qiǎn返fǎn委wěi内nèi瑞ruì拉lā的de移yí民mín

Example

while the deportees were in a guarded hotel, powerful twin earthquakes struck

就在这些被驱逐者待在一处有人看守的酒店时,两场强烈地震接连袭来。

Source: NPR · 30 Jun 2026

Background ✎

美měi国guó将jiāng146名míng委wěi内nèi瑞ruì拉lā人rén驱qū逐zhú回huí国guó,数shù小xiǎo时shí后hòu他tā们men所suǒ住zhù酒jiǔ店diàn遭zāo遇yù强qiáng震zhèn,造zào成chéng人rén员yuán伤shāng亡wáng。

Roots · etymology

源自 deport(驱逐出境)加受动名词后缀 -ee

  • deport(驱逐出境)+ -ee(被动受事后缀)

Collocations

  • house deportees / receive deportees / repatriate deportees

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