| 单词 |
boat people |
| 释义 |
boat peopleˈboat ˌpeople noun [plural]  - A boat has to be purchased, from some one willing to sell it to potential boat people.
- An agreement was reached during Maude's visit to increase the rate of voluntary repatriation of boat people from Hong Kong.
- Artists record anthem to aid boat people.
- December 1989 start of involuntary repatriation of boat people p. 37122.
- He said that the deportations could jeopardise international negotiations aimed at finding a long-term solution to the boat people problem.
- Last year 6,652 boat people landed in Hong Kong, down from more than 34,000 in 1989.
- No reprieve for the boat people.
- The Government would seek international co-operation on checking the inflow of boat people at January's Geneva conference meeting.
people who escape from bad conditions in their country in small boats → refugees |
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