migrants in search of work on farms Not all birds are migrants.
Recent Examples on the WebWhile his films revolve around compelling, but distinctly different, themes, Stolevski agrees elements of his life and his experience as a migrant filter through indirectly. Katherine Tulich, Variety, 6 Sep. 2022 The governor began the busing program after the Biden administration overturned a pandemic-era order restricting migrant entry numbers to the U.S. Armando Garcia, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2022 Portland, Maine, population 68,000, is 84% white and tucked snugly away from any border problems – the Canadian border five hours away catches the occasional migrant walking north into Canada. Doug Struck, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2022 The Urbaez family was able to locate the man -- a fellow migrant who had traveled with the family, according to Anabel. Caroll Alvarado And Alfonso Serrano, CNN, 25 Aug. 2022 Flores concluded by addressing the fight between New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over the ongoing migrant busing from the southern border. Elizabeth Heckman, Fox News, 25 Aug. 2022 In June, a 5-year-old migrant drowned in the Colorado River after the child was separated from their mother while trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border near Yuma. José Ignacio Castañeda Perez, The Arizona Republic, 10 Aug. 2022 Season 4 saw the show shift its tone a bit compared to previous seasons, with Chris Rock leading a stellar cast that saw a Black migrant crime syndicate going toe-to-toe with the Italian mafia in 1950s Kansas City. Kyle Fowle, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2022 The Coast Guard said people on a cruise ship rescued one migrant. Dennis Romero, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Latin migrant-, migrans, present participle of migrare
ADJECTIVE | MIGRANT + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤economic經濟移民▸➤illegal, undocumented (especially NAmE) 非法移民;無證移民▸➤rural農村流動人員➤first-generation, second-generation第一代/第二代移民MIGRANT + NOUN➤labourer/laborer, worker(到處尋找工作的)流動工人◇They entered the country as migrant workers.他們以流動工人的身分進入該國。➤population流動人口▸➤bird遷徙的鳥PREPOSITION➤migrant from來自⋯的流動人員◇migrants from rural areas來自農村地區的流動人員➤migrant into, migrant to進入⋯的流動人員;到⋯的流動人員◇Migrants to the city send money home to their relatives.進城的流動人口把錢寄回家給親屬。PHRASES➤a flow of migrants, an influx of migrants移民的流動/湧入