repatriate /ˈriːˌpeɪtriːeɪt/ ( repatriating, repatriated, repatriates )

• 1. 

  V-T If a country repatriates someone, it sends them back to their home country. 遣返

  例：

  It was not the policy of the government to repatriate genuine refugees.

  遣返真正的难民并不是政府的政策。

• 2. 

  repatriation N-VAR 遣返

  例：

  Today they begin the forced repatriation of Vietnamese boat people.

  今天他们开始强制遣返越南船民。

• 3. 

  V-T If someone repatriates money that is invested in another country, they change their investments so that the money is invested in their own country. 调资回国