im·mi·grant

noun

/ˈɪmɪɡrənt/

a person who has come to live permanently in a different country from the one they were born in永久居住在与出生国不同的国家的人
- 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移民往美国的人
- Immigrants and their descendants have played a vital role in building this nation.移民及其后代在建设这个国家方面发挥了至关重要的作用。
- The president vowed to continue deporting illegal immigrants.总统发誓要继续驱逐非法移民。
- The program protects undocumented immigrants who came to the US as children.该计划保护儿童时期来到美国的无证移民。
- immigrant workers/communities/groups移民工人／社区／团体
Synonyms immigrant
immigrantmigrant ▪ refugee ▪ asylum seeker ▪ expatriateThese words all describe people who have moved to a different country.
immigrant a person who has either chosen or been forced to leave their country and come to live permanently in a different country:
immigrants from other European countries来自其他欧洲国家的移民
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.该国拥有大量季节性流动人口。
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。
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
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
immigrant, migrant, refugee or asylum seeker?An immigrant has either chosen or been forced to leave their own country and move to another. A refugee has been forced to leave their own country. An asylum seeker has been forced to leave their own country and has arrived in another country asking to be allowed to stay. A migrant moves to another country, or within their own country, especially to find work or better living conditions. Patterns
- economic/skilled migrants
- illegal/undocumented immigrants/migrants
- political refugees
Collocations Immigration
Immigration
- encourage/control/restrict/limit immigration
- apply for/gain/obtain/be granted/be denied citizenship
- have/hold dual citizenship
- assist/welcome refugees
- house/shelter refugees and asylum seekers
- attract/draw immigrants
- assimilate/integrate new immigrants
- employ/hire migrant workers
- rely on/exploit immigrant labour
- smuggle illegal immigrants into the country
- deport/repatriate illegal immigrants/failed asylum seekers
compare emigrant, migrant see also digital immigrant, landed immigrant
Extra Examples
- 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。
Topics Social issuesb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- illegal
- undocumented
- legal
- …
… of immigrants
- flood
- influx
- tide
- …
verb + immigrant
- accept
- welcome
- attract
- …
immigrant + verb
- arrive
- enter something
- move to something
- …
immigrant + noun
- community
- family
- generation
- …
preposition
- immigrant from
- immigrant to
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Latin immigrant- ‘immigrating’, from the verb immigrare, on the pattern of emigrant.

单词	immigrant
释义	im·mi·grant noun /ˈɪmɪɡrənt/ /ˈɪmɪɡrənt/ a person who has come to live permanently in a different country from the one they were born in永久居住在与出生国不同的国家的人 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移民往美国的人 Immigrants and their descendants have played a vital role in building this nation.移民及其后代在建设这个国家方面发挥了至关重要的作用。 The president vowed to continue deporting illegal immigrants.总统发誓要继续驱逐非法移民。 The program protects undocumented immigrants who came to the US as children.该计划保护儿童时期来到美国的无证移民。 immigrant workers/communities/groups移民工人／社区／团体 Synonyms immigrantimmigrantmigrant ▪ refugee ▪ asylum seeker ▪ expatriateThese words all describe people who have moved to a different country. immigrant a person who has either chosen or been forced to leave their country and come to live permanently in a different country: immigrants from other European countries来自其他欧洲国家的移民 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.该国拥有大量季节性流动人口。 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。 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 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 immigrant, migrant, refugee or asylum seeker?An immigrant has either chosen or been forced to leave their own country and move to another. A refugee has been forced to leave their own country. An asylum seeker has been forced to leave their own country and has arrived in another country asking to be allowed to stay. A migrant moves to another country, or within their own country, especially to find work or better living conditions. Patterns economic/skilled migrants illegal/undocumented immigrants/migrants political refugees Collocations ImmigrationImmigration encourage/control/restrict/limit immigration apply for/gain/obtain/be granted/be denied citizenship have/hold dual citizenship assist/welcome refugees house/shelter refugees and asylum seekers attract/draw immigrants assimilate/integrate new immigrants employ/hire migrant workers rely on/exploit immigrant labour smuggle illegal immigrants into the country deport/repatriate illegal immigrants/failed asylum seekers compare emigrant, migrant see also digital immigrant, landed immigrant Extra Examples 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。 Topics Social issuesb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective illegal undocumented legal … … of immigrants flood influx tide … verb + immigrant accept welcome attract … immigrant + verb arrive enter something move to something … immigrant + noun community family generation … preposition immigrant from immigrant to Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Latin immigrant- ‘immigrating’, from the verb immigrare, on the pattern of emigrant.
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