relocate
UK/,ri:ləuˈkeit/US/ri:'lәukeit/
C2
释义
v.
To move to a new place to live or work, or to move a business/people there.
迁移;搬迁;重新安置。
词根拆分
词根派生re-(再次)+ locate(放置)=「再放一次,放到新地方」。带一点刻意感——当搬迁是经过计划、常是长距离或企业层面的,才用 relocate 而非单纯的 move。
词根 loc 还连着 37 个词常用搭配
- 1.relocate to迁往……
- 2.relocate abroad移居海外
- 3.relocate for work为工作而搬迁
- 4.forced to relocate被迫搬迁
例句
- 1.
The company offered to relocate her to its London office.
公司提出把她调到伦敦办事处。
- 2.
Many families had to relocate after the flood.
洪灾过后许多家庭不得不搬迁。
- 3.
We're relocating the entire team to a bigger building.
我们要把整个团队搬到更大的楼里。