foreign

Word family nounforeignerforeignismforeignnessforeign exchangeadjectiveforeign

for·eign /ˈfɒrɪn $ ˈfɔː-, ˈfɑː-/ S3 W1 adjectiveadj

1 FOREIGNfrom or relating to a country that is not your own 外国的，国外的

foreign students

外国学生

Can you speak any foreign languages?

你会讲外语吗？

the success of foreign companies in various industries

外国公司在各行业的成功

I thought she sounded foreign.

我觉得她说话像外国人。

transactions in foreign currencies

外汇买卖

2 [only before noun]FOREIGN involving or dealing with other countries 对外的，涉外的，外事的，外交的 OPP domestic

America’s foreign policy

美国的对外政策

foreign investment/trade etc

Foreign competition provides consumers with a greater variety of goods.

来自国外的竞争为消费者提供了更丰富的商品。

our budget for foreign aid (=financial help to countries in need)

我们的对外援助预算

the Chinese Foreign Minister

中国外交部长

3 be foreign to somebody formal

a) STRANGEto seem strange to someone as the result of not being known or understood 是某人不熟悉的 SYN be alien to somebody

The language of finance is quite foreign to me.

金融用语我相当生疏。

b) TYPICALto be not typical of someone’s usual character 并非某人的本性

Aggression is completely foreign to his nature.

争强好胜绝不是他的本性。

Examples from the Corpus

be foreign to somebody• Nothing in dance is foreign to human experience.• I knew the tune, but the words were foreign to me.• That is foreign to our culture.• What was being done was foreign to our other 10 players and it took them a while.• Andrew's reserved, night-club hesitation was foreign to the music, and quite foreign to Nicandra.• Starving people have frequently refused to eat food that is foreign to them, and horses will behave in the same way.• Law firm were law firms, and areas such as marketing and finance were foreign to them.

4 foreign body/matter/object formalDIFFERENT a piece of dirt, glass, or other material that has got inside something, especially someone’s body, and that should not be there 异物，外来物体

cells that are designed to attack and destroy foreign bodies

负责攻击并摧毁异物的细胞

Examples from the Corpus

foreign body/matter/object• Tell everyone to watch out for a foreign body?• The resulting pellets are termed Type 90 reflecting the high percentage of hop material present compared to water and foreign matters.• We describe two cases of accidental aspiration of a foreign body after use of a metered dose inhaler.• Lombardy was stopped and arrested on suspicion of rape by force; rape with a foreign object and false imprisonment.• Even for the last remaining superpower, domestic issues, not foreign matters, dominate national elections.• A group of prisoners was carefully picking foreign bodies from a mound of rice before cooking.• Make sure you remove all foreign matter from the wound.• Eyes inflamed from trauma or after foreign bodies have been removed.• Nothing but the thrill of seeing your name in print, alongside your gut-wrenching tale of finding foreign objects in your food.

—foreignness noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

foreign• The budget calls for cuts in foreign aid.• Toyota is the leading foreign car company.• The tour went through seven foreign countries in two weeks.• The reserves are composed of convertible foreign currencies, gold and International Monetary Fund special drawing rights.• International investment involves the added dimension of dealing in foreign currencies, providing the opportunity for additional profits.• Some of the hotels accept foreign currency.• efforts to increase foreign investment• "Journey of Hope" won the Oscar in 1991 for best foreign-language film.• The soldier threatens me in a foreign language, so that his precise meaning is lost but his hostility is coruscating.• There was no address, and the writing was in a foreign language.• Can you speak a foreign language?• America's foreign policy• The value of foreign trade fell by 8 percent.

foreign aid• It has not much increased funds for the military or for foreign aid.• The development of the continent is now dependent on foreign aid.• The elements which are essential in most conservation policies are often contradicted by the limitations and objectives of foreign aid.• The governments of developing countries construct huge projects through foreign aid and investment.• They could simply ship the necessary drugs to sick people in the poor world as part of their overall foreign aid effort.• Few foreign aid workers have dared to venture into Helmund province.• Five foreign aid workers were murdered and others came under fire.• The United Nations said it was considering evacuating foreign aid workers.

Origin foreign

(1200-1300) Old French forein, from Latin foris “outside”

词汇	foreign
释义	foreign Word family nounforeignerforeignismforeignnessforeign exchangeadjectiveforeign for·eign /ˈfɒrɪn $ ˈfɔː-, ˈfɑː-/ ●●● S3 W1 adjectiveadj 1 FOREIGNfrom or relating to a country that is not your own 外国的，国外的 foreign students 外国学生 Can you speak any foreign languages? 你会讲外语吗？ the success of foreign companies in various industries 外国公司在各行业的成功 I thought she sounded foreign. 我觉得她说话像外国人。 transactions in foreign currencies 外汇买卖 2 [only before noun]FOREIGN involving or dealing with other countries 对外的，涉外的，外事的，外交的 OPP domestic America’s foreign policy 美国的对外政策 foreign investment/trade etc Foreign competition provides consumers with a greater variety of goods. 来自国外的竞争为消费者提供了更丰富的商品。 our budget for foreign aid (=financial help to countries in need) 我们的对外援助预算 the Chinese Foreign Minister 中国外交部长 3 be foreign to somebody formal a) STRANGEto seem strange to someone as the result of not being known or understood 是某人不熟悉的 SYN be alien to somebody The language of finance is quite foreign to me. 金融用语我相当生疏。 b) TYPICALto be not typical of someone’s usual character 并非某人的本性 Aggression is completely foreign to his nature. 争强好胜绝不是他的本性。 Examples from the Corpus be foreign to somebody• Nothing in dance is foreign to human experience.• I knew the tune, but the words were foreign to me.• That is foreign to our culture.• What was being done was foreign to our other 10 players and it took them a while.• Andrew's reserved, night-club hesitation was foreign to the music, and quite foreign to Nicandra.• Starving people have frequently refused to eat food that is foreign to them, and horses will behave in the same way.• Law firm were law firms, and areas such as marketing and finance were foreign to them. 4 foreign body/matter/object formalDIFFERENT a piece of dirt, glass, or other material that has got inside something, especially someone’s body, and that should not be there 异物，外来物体 cells that are designed to attack and destroy foreign bodies 负责攻击并摧毁异物的细胞 Examples from the Corpus foreign body/matter/object• Tell everyone to watch out for a foreign body?• The resulting pellets are termed Type 90 reflecting the high percentage of hop material present compared to water and foreign matters.• We describe two cases of accidental aspiration of a foreign body after use of a metered dose inhaler.• Lombardy was stopped and arrested on suspicion of rape by force; rape with a foreign object and false imprisonment.• Even for the last remaining superpower, domestic issues, not foreign matters, dominate national elections.• A group of prisoners was carefully picking foreign bodies from a mound of rice before cooking.• Make sure you remove all foreign matter from the wound.• Eyes inflamed from trauma or after foreign bodies have been removed.• Nothing but the thrill of seeing your name in print, alongside your gut-wrenching tale of finding foreign objects in your food. —foreignness noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus foreign• The budget calls for cuts in foreign aid.• Toyota is the leading foreign car company.• The tour went through seven foreign countries in two weeks.• The reserves are composed of convertible foreign currencies, gold and International Monetary Fund special drawing rights.• International investment involves the added dimension of dealing in foreign currencies, providing the opportunity for additional profits.• Some of the hotels accept foreign currency.• efforts to increase foreign investment• "Journey of Hope" won the Oscar in 1991 for best foreign-language film.• The soldier threatens me in a foreign language, so that his precise meaning is lost but his hostility is coruscating.• There was no address, and the writing was in a foreign language.• Can you speak a foreign language?• America's foreign policy• The value of foreign trade fell by 8 percent. foreign aid• It has not much increased funds for the military or for foreign aid.• The development of the continent is now dependent on foreign aid.• The elements which are essential in most conservation policies are often contradicted by the limitations and objectives of foreign aid.• The governments of developing countries construct huge projects through foreign aid and investment.• They could simply ship the necessary drugs to sick people in the poor world as part of their overall foreign aid effort.• Few foreign aid workers have dared to venture into Helmund province.• Five foreign aid workers were murdered and others came under fire.• The United Nations said it was considering evacuating foreign aid workers. Origin foreign (1200-1300) Old French forein, from Latin foris “outside”
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