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expellee

UKUS
C2

Definitions

n.

A person who has been expelled, especially from a country

被驱逐者;被开除者

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
expelout of, former
+
-leepush, drive
=expellee

expel + -ee (the one who receives the action) = the person who is expelled. Often used of people forced to leave a homeland.

Common Collocations

  • 1.expellee from school被开除出校的学生
  • 2.refugee expellee难民驱逐者

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Postwar expellees struggled to rebuild their lives.

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