ii
Collocations
5ADJ.
illegal
VERB + II
born, spot, war
II + NOUN
immigrant, law, queen
PREP.
after, in, in, on, out, since, through, throughout
ADV.
automatically, away
Definitions
noun
Initialism of illegal immigrant.
“When I came here eight years ago, it was easy to spot an II (illegal immigrant),” one British official here said. “They came across in dark navy clothes. Now, they come in designer T-shirts and Levis, and it’s hard to tell them from residents of Hong Kong.”
Hong Kong can also follow the international trend of phasing out the rule that a child born by an II will automatically be granted citizenship of the place where he or she is born, in order to eradicate the problems of stowaways and II children.
name
A surname from Japanese.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6“When I came here eight years ago, it was easy to spot an II (illegal immigrant),” one British official here said. “They came across in dark navy clothes. Now, they come in designer T-shirts and Levis
WiktionaryHong Kong can also follow the international trend of phasing out the rule that a child born by an II will automatically be granted citizenship of the place where he or she is born, in order to eradica
WiktionaryThe spokesman urged the Mainlanders not to put their lives at risk because hiding underneath a goods vehicle is very dangerous. He also reiterated that all IIs caught will be repatriated immediately,
WiktionaryWe were taught that World War II broke out in 1939.
Tatoeba · #22821Elizabeth II is the Queen of England.
Tatoeba · #26142My wife is crying a river of tears because Queen Elizabeth II has passed away.
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