foreign
美音:[´fɔ:rən
]
英音:[´fɔ:rən
]
adj.外国的,外交的,外国产的,外来的,异质的,不相关的
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名词:foreignness
近义词, 同义词
derived from without objective extrinsic extraneous foreign adventitious incidental accidental nonessential contingent fortuitous implanted inculcated infused outward apparent externalirrespective unrelated arbitrary independent unconnected disconnected adrift isolated insular extraneous strange alien foreign outlandish exotic not comparable incommensurable heterogeneous unconformable irrelevant inapplicable not pertinent not to the purpose impertinent beside the mark aside from the purpose immaterial beside the purpose beside the question beside the point misplaced intrusive remote far-fetched out of the way forced neither here nor there quite another thing detached segregated discordant incidental parenthetical
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foreign
/'fɒrən; [US] 'fɔ:r-; `fɔrɪn/
adj
1 (a) of, in or from a country or an area other than one's own 外国的
*foreign languages, goods, students 外国语、外国货、外国学生.
(b) dealing with or involving other countries 外交的; 涉外的
*foreign affairs 外交事务
* foreign policy 外交政策
* foreign trade 对外贸易
* foreign aid, ie money, etc given by one country to another in need 外国的援助.
2 ~ to sb/sth (fml 文) not belonging naturally to sb/sth; alien to sb/sth; uncharacteristic of sb/sth 非某人[某事物]所固有的; 与某人[某事物]的本性相异
*Dishonesty is foreign to his nature. 他的本性与弄虚作假格格不入.
3 (fml 文) coming or introduced from outside, usu by accident 来自外界的（通常指意外地）
*a foreign body (eg a hair or speck of dirt) in the eye 眼中的异物（如毛发或灰尘）.
adj
1 (a) of, in or from a country or an area other than one's own 外国的
*foreign languages, goods, students 外国语、外国货、外国学生.
(b) dealing with or involving other countries 外交的; 涉外的
*foreign affairs 外交事务
* foreign policy 外交政策
* foreign trade 对外贸易
* foreign aid, ie money, etc given by one country to another in need 外国的援助.
2 ~ to sb/sth (fml 文) not belonging naturally to sb/sth; alien to sb/sth; uncharacteristic of sb/sth 非某人[某事物]所固有的; 与某人[某事物]的本性相异
*Dishonesty is foreign to his nature. 他的本性与弄虚作假格格不入.
3 (fml 文) coming or introduced from outside, usu by accident 来自外界的（通常指意外地）
*a foreign body (eg a hair or speck of dirt) in the eye 眼中的异物（如毛发或灰尘）.
foreign
adj
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French;Origin: forein, from Latin foris 'outside']
from or relating to a country that is not your own
foreign students
Can you speak any foreign languages?
the success of foreign companies in various industries
I thought she sounded foreign.
transactions in foreign currencies
[only before noun]
involving or dealing with other countries
≠ domestic
America's foreign policy
foreign investment/trade etc
Foreign competition provides consumers with a greater variety of goods.
our budget for foreign aid (=financial help to countries in need)
the Chinese Foreign Minister
be foreign to sbformala)
to seem strange to someone as the result of not being known or understood
= be alien to somebody
The language of finance and economics is quite foreign to me.
b) to be not typical of someone's usual character
Aggression is completely foreign to his nature .
foreign body/matter/object
formal a piece of dirt, glass, or other material that has got inside something, especially someone's body, and that should not be there
cells that are designed to attack and destroy foreign bodies
>foreignnessn[U]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French;Origin: forein, from Latin foris 'outside']
from or relating to a country that is not your own
foreign students
Can you speak any foreign languages?
the success of foreign companies in various industries
I thought she sounded foreign.
transactions in foreign currencies
[only before noun]
involving or dealing with other countries
≠ domestic
America's foreign policy
foreign investment/trade etc
Foreign competition provides consumers with a greater variety of goods.
our budget for foreign aid (=financial help to countries in need)
the Chinese Foreign Minister
be foreign to sbformala)
to seem strange to someone as the result of not being known or understood
= be alien to somebody
The language of finance and economics is quite foreign to me.
b) to be not typical of someone's usual character
Aggression is completely foreign to his nature .
foreign body/matter/object
formal a piece of dirt, glass, or other material that has got inside something, especially someone's body, and that should not be there
cells that are designed to attack and destroy foreign bodies
>foreignnessn[U]
1. Even as a child, the sight of exotic trees, foreign maps and descriptions of tropic zones had moved me to tears, for I had a longing for a homeland for my soul."
即使是童年时期，异样的树木、外国的地图、关于热带地区的描述，都使我激动得流泪，因为我热切期望着找到我灵魂的归宿。”
2. Every year the United States is host to an average of 78,000 foreign high school level students, of which 3,000 are Brazilian.
美国平均每年要接待78,000名中学学历程度的外国学生，其中3,000个来自巴西。
3. Evidently, culture shock is something you cannot avoid when living in a foreign country.
很显然，文化冲击是一种生活在异国他乡的人们无法避免的东西。
4. But people who are cut off not only from foreign tourists, but even from their own countrymen can be hostile to travellers.
但是，那些不但与外国旅游者隔绝，而且与本国同胞隔绝的人们有可能对游客抱有敌意。
5. But few foreign graduates came home to "pay their pledge", as Nehru had put it.
但是只有寥寥无几的海外留学生像尼赫鲁所说的那样学成后回国"履行他们的诺言"。
6. While discount rose retailers watch their business bloom, U.S. rose growers are going bankrupt amid severe foreign competition.
在折价玫瑰花零售店生意兴隆的同时，美国的玫瑰种植商却在残酷的外来竞争中濒临破产。
7. The Premier gave an audience to the foreign ambassador.
总理接见了外国大使。
8. This hospital has been equipped by your foreign comrades.
这个医院的设备是你们的外国同志们提供的。
9. The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country.
法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权.
10. The study of a foreign language is necessarily difficult.
学一门外语必然很困难。
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即使是童年时期，异样的树木、外国的地图、关于热带地区的描述，都使我激动得流泪，因为我热切期望着找到我灵魂的归宿。”
2. Every year the United States is host to an average of 78,000 foreign high school level students, of which 3,000 are Brazilian.
美国平均每年要接待78,000名中学学历程度的外国学生，其中3,000个来自巴西。
3. Evidently, culture shock is something you cannot avoid when living in a foreign country.
很显然，文化冲击是一种生活在异国他乡的人们无法避免的东西。
4. But people who are cut off not only from foreign tourists, but even from their own countrymen can be hostile to travellers.
但是，那些不但与外国旅游者隔绝，而且与本国同胞隔绝的人们有可能对游客抱有敌意。
5. But few foreign graduates came home to "pay their pledge", as Nehru had put it.
但是只有寥寥无几的海外留学生像尼赫鲁所说的那样学成后回国"履行他们的诺言"。
6. While discount rose retailers watch their business bloom, U.S. rose growers are going bankrupt amid severe foreign competition.
在折价玫瑰花零售店生意兴隆的同时，美国的玫瑰种植商却在残酷的外来竞争中濒临破产。
7. The Premier gave an audience to the foreign ambassador.
总理接见了外国大使。
8. This hospital has been equipped by your foreign comrades.
这个医院的设备是你们的外国同志们提供的。
9. The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country.
法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权.
10. The study of a foreign language is necessarily difficult.
学一门外语必然很困难。
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