foreign
foreign 英 [ˈfɒrən] 美 [ˈfɔrən]
adj. 外国的；陌生的
- If it has to do with other countries or their people, it is foreign, like a French movie receiving a British award for Best Foreign Film.
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- adj. 外国的；陌生的
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1. a foreign accent, a foreign language, a foreign student
外国口音╱语言╱学生
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2. a foreign-owned company
外资公司
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3. foreign holidays
外国假日
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4. 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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5. foreign affairs, foreign news, foreign policy, foreign trade
外交事务；外国新闻；对外政策╱贸易
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6. foreign aid
外援
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7. Dishonesty is foreign to his nature.
弄虚作假并非他的本性。
- foreign (adj.) c. 1300, ferren, foran, foreyne, in reference to places, "outside the boundaries of a country;" of persons, "born in another country," from Old French forain "strange, foreign; outer, external, outdoor; remote, out-of-the-way" (12c.), from Medieval Latin foraneus "on the outside, exterior," from Latin foris (adv.) "outside," literally "out of doors," related to foris "a door," from PIE *dhwor-ans-, suffixed form of root *dhwer- "door, doorway."
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