foreign
- adj.外国的;外交的;异物;涉外的;陌生的;非典型的
for- 门外,外边,外部的 + eign
foreignadj.
外国的
in or from a country that is not your own
a foreign accent/language/student
外国口音 / 语言 / 学生
a foreign-owned company
外资公司
foreign holidays
外国假日
You could tell she was foreign by the way she dressed.
从她的穿着就可以看出她是外国人。
涉外的；外交的
dealing with or involving other countries
foreign affairs/news/policy/trade
外交事务；外国新闻；对外政策 / 贸易
foreign aid
外援
a foreign correspondent (= one who reports on foreign countries in newspapers or on television)
驻外记者
非典型的；陌生的
not typical of sb/sth; not known to sb/sth and therefore seeming strange
Dishonesty is foreign to his nature.
弄虚作假并非他的本性。
异物；异体
an object that has entered sth by accident and should not be there
Tears help to protect the eye from potentially harmful foreign bodies.
眼泪有助于保护眼睛去除可能有害的异物。
foreign
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ADJ 外国的;来自国外的
Something or someone that is foreign comes from or relates to a country that is not your own....in Frankfurt, where a quarter of the population is foreign...
在有四分之一的人口是外来移民的法兰克福
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ADJ 外交的;外国的;对外的
In politics and journalism, foreign is used to describe people, jobs, and activities relating to countries that are not the country of the person or government concerned....the German foreign minister...
德国外交部长
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ADJ 异质的;外来的
A foreign object is something that has got into something else, usually by accident, and should not be there.The patient's immune system would reject the transplanted organ as a foreign object.
病人的免疫系统会对移植器官产生异质排斥反应。
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ADJ-GRADED 陌生的;不熟悉的;非典型的
Something that is foreign to a particular person or thing is not typical of them or is unknown to them.The very notion of price competition is foreign to many schools...
价格竞争这个概念对于许多学校都很陌生。
adj
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- relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world
- foreign nations
- a foreign accent
- on business in a foreign city
- Synonym: strange
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- of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
- foreign trade
- a foreign office
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- not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
- an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism
- the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper
- jealousy is foreign to her nature
- Synonym: alien
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- not belonging to that in which it is contained;introduced from an outside source
- water free of extraneous matter
- foreign particles in milk
- Synonym: extraneous
数据来源：WordNet
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She didn 't know what life in a foreign country would be like .
她不知道外国的生活会是什么样。
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She had a visceral dislike of all things foreign .
凡是外国的东西，她都打心眼儿里讨厌。
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Video is a good medium for learning a foreign language .
录像是一种学习外语的好方法。
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All the children must learn a foreign language .
所有的儿童必须学一门外语。
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Their foreign policy is based on the principle that ' might is right ' .
他们的外交政策遵循“强权即公理”的原则。
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A good dictionary is indispensable for learning a foreign language .
一本好词典是学习外语必备的。
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You could tell she was foreign by the way she dressed .
从她的穿着就可以看出她是外国人。
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The people in the hotel were mainly foreign tourists .
酒店里住的大多是外国游客。
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The country experienced a foreign currency shortage for several months .
这个国家经历了几个月的外汇短缺。
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He 's just arrived back from foreign parts .
他刚从外地回来。
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It was a typically robust performance by the Foreign Secretary .
这是外交大臣典型的有信心的表现。
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The college runs summer courses for foreign students .
这所大学为外国学生开设暑期课程。
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The company is now well positioned to compete in foreign markets .
现在这家公司已准备好在国外市场竞争。
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You can 't expect to learn a foreign language in a few months .
不要指望在几个月内就能学会一门外语。
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He had a very distinguished career in the Foreign Office .
他在外交部有过一段光辉的事业。
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They resent foreign interference in the internal affairs of their country .
他们憎恶对他们国家内政的外来干涉。
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Foreign policy has come under close scrutiny recently .
近来，政府的外交政策受到了认真彻底的审查。
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That trip gave me a taste for foreign travel .
那次旅游使我产生了去国外旅行的兴趣。
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The Foreign Minister held talks with his Chinese counterpart .
外交部长与中国外交部长举行了会谈。
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Grammar information enables students to map the structure of a foreign language onto their own .
语法知识使学生能够把外语结构和母语结构联系起来。
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Small traders cannot compete in the face of cheap foreign imports .
面对廉价的外国进口商品，经营规模小的商人无法与之抗衡。
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China has registered a protest over foreign intervention .
中国对外国干涉正式提出了抗议。
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Tears help to protect the eye from potentially harmful foreign bodies .
眼泪有助于保护眼睛去除可能有害的异物。
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Europe 's foreign policy is inextricably linked with that of the US .
欧洲的对外政策和美国的紧密相扣。
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The possession of a passport is essential for foreign travel .
出国旅行必须持有护照。
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An extra £ 10 million in foreign aid has been promised .
额外的1000万英镑外国援助款项已得到保证。
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She salted away the profits in foreign bank accounts .
她把利润偷偷存在外国银行的账户上。
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Tourism is the country 's biggest foreign currency earner .
旅游业是这个国家赚取外汇最多的行业。
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Foreign visitors help to give a truly international flavour to the occasion .
外国客人使这个场合显出一种真正国际性的气氛。
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They were all babbling away in a foreign language .
他们都叽里咕噜地说着外语。
指属于另一个国家的，比 foreign 更正式，但没有 foreign 使用普遍，且常含贬义。
They were opposed to the presence of alien forces in the region.
他们反对外国军队驻扎在该地区。
He was interested in alien cultures.
他曾对异域文化感兴趣。
尤指来自热带国家的。
I like brightly-coloured exotic flowers.
我喜欢色彩鲜艳的异国花卉。
She prefers to travel to exotic places.
她更愿去有异国风情的地方旅行。
普通用词，泛指来自他国的或与他国有关的。
After living in foreign countries for many years, he returned home.
在国外居住多年之后，他回到了家。
All foreign troops must be withdrawn immediately and unconditionally.
所有外国军队必须立即无条件地撤出。
指来自、存在于或发生在海外国家的，只作定语。
There are many overseas students now coming to China to study Chinese.
现在有很多外国留学生来中国学习汉语。
The company has invested more money into its overseas market.
该公司已经将更多的资金投入了海外市场。
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