deport

/dɪˈpɔːt/ (bre, ipa) · /dɪˈpɔːrt/ (ame, ipa) · /di-ˈpȯrt dē-/ (ame, mw)

deport — verb

  • deportpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • deportshe / she / it
  • deportedpast simple
  • deporting-ing form

1. to use an official legal order to send a non-citizen out of a country, typically

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

to use an official legal order to send a non-citizen out of a country, typically when that person's visa has expired, their residence is unlawful, or they have committed a crime.

例句

The government decided to deport Bilal after his student visa expired.

deport + person + after-clause for reason

Dahlia was deported back to Egypt last spring after living in France for ten years.

passive: be deported back to + home country

同義詞
  • expel

    broader — can also mean removing someone from a school or organization, not only a country

  • extradite

    specifically returning a suspect to another country to face criminal charges, by formal legal request

  • exile

    often used about a leader sending opponents abroad, sometimes for political reasons; can sound literary

反義詞
  • admit

    to officially let someone enter a country

  • repatriate

    usually voluntary or assisted return home, often after war or disaster — not a forced legal removal

文法句型

deport someone

deport someone to + place

be deported (from + place)

用法筆記

Subject is usually a government, court, or immigration authority — not an ordinary person. Frequently passive: 'be deported (from X) (to Y)'. Object is the person being removed, not the country.

常見錯誤

❌The police deported him to prison.
✅The police sent him to prison.
💡'deport' means removing someone from a country, not moving them between places inside one country.
❌They deported Mexico from him.
✅They deported him to Mexico.
💡the person being removed is the object; the destination country follows 'to'.