词组 | migrant |
释义 | migrant AC /ˈmaɪɡrənt/ noun someone who goes to live in another area or country, especially in order to find workadjectivesan illegal migrant also an undocumented migrant AmE Thousands of illegal migrants were caught trying to cross to Britain.an economic migrant (=in a foreign country to find a better job) They are economic migrants, escaping terrible poverty in their home country.a rural migrant (=who moves from a country area to a city) Rural migrants end up in the slums of Brasilia.a new/recent migrant The aim is to encourage integration of new migrants.a seasonal migrant (=who moves somewhere at a particular time of the year) Seasonal migrants make up 70% of the agricultural labour force.migrant + nounsa migrant worker A lot of factory work is done by migrant workers.a migrant labourer BrE a migrant laborer AmE (=a migrant worker who does unskilled physical work) The centre houses 50 migrant labourers.migrant labour BrE migrant labor AmE (=work done by migrants) Many farms rely on migrant labor.a migrant population The town has a large migrant population.a migrant community She did a study of literacy in migrant communities.prepositionsa migrant from a place My family were migrants from India.a migrant to a place There was a steady flow of Irish migrants to Britain.phrasesa flow of migrants (=a movement of migrants to or from a place) There are concerns about the increasing flow of migrants into the state.an influx of migrants (=the arrival of many migrants in a place) The towns grew due to an influx of rural migrants. |
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