repatriate
UK/ˌri:'pætrieɪt/US/ri:'pætrieit/
IELTSGREC2
释义
v.
To send or bring someone or something back to their own country.
遣返；送回本国。
n.
A person who has been returned to their homeland.
被遣返者，归国者。
词根拆分
词根派生re-（回）+ patri（祖国）+ -ate = 带回祖国。它是 expatriate 的镜像：一个出去，一个回来。用于遣返难民、士兵，以及把资金、文物送回本国。
词根 patr 还连着 26 个词常用搭配
- 1.repatriate refugees遣返难民
- 2.repatriate funds汇回资金
- 3.repatriate remains送回遗骸
- 4.voluntary repatriation自愿遣返
例句
- 1.
The government agreed to repatriate the refugees voluntarily.
政府同意自愿遣返这些难民。
- 2.
The museum will repatriate the stolen artifacts.
博物馆将归还这些被盗的文物。
- 3.
Companies often repatriate profits earned overseas.
公司常把海外赚取的利润汇回本国。