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foreign单词基本解析：

adj.外国的; 外交的; 异质的; 陌生的
adj.外来的, 外国的, 异质的, 不相符的
adj.外国的，外交的；外来的；不相干的；[医]异质的

foreign变化用词：

名词: foreignness |

foreign英英释义：

Adjective

1. of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own);

"foreign trade"

"a foreign office"

2. 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"

3. 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"

4. not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source;

"water free of extraneous matter"

"foreign particles in milk"

形容词 foreign:

of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)

relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world

同义词：strange

not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something

同义词：alien

not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source

同义词：extraneous

foreign[ 'fɔrin ]adj.of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)

"foreign trade"; "a foreign office"

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"

同义词：strange

not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something

"the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper"; "jealousy is foreign to her nature"

同义词：alien

not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source

"foreign particles in milk"

同义词：extraneous

foreign中文词源：

foreign 外国的，陌生的 来自拉丁语foris, 门外，在外面，词源同door. 拼写受reign, sovereign等影响。后用于指陌生人，外面人。

foreign用法和例句：

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。

Dishonesty is foreign to his nature.

弄虚作假并非他的本性。

a foreign correspondent (= one who reports on foreign countries in newspapers or on television)

驻外记者

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。

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-owned company

外资公司

a foreign accent/language/student

外国口音 / 语言 / 学生

...the German foreign minister...

德国外交部长

I am the foreign correspondent in Washington of La Tribuna newspaper of Honduras.

我是洪都拉斯《论坛报》驻华盛顿的记者。

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。

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。

The whole thing is foreign to us.

我们对整件事不了解。

She was on her first foreign holiday without her parents.

她第一次在没有父母陪伴的情况下自己去国外度假。

...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

I'm not satisfied with his circular explanation.

我不满意他拐弯抹角的解释.

辞典例句

A foreign language cannot be learned rapidly, it must be learned step by step.

外语并非在短时间内就能学会, 学外语是一个循序渐进的过程.

《简明英汉词典》

She has mastered a foreign language by aid of a grammar and dictionary.

她借助语法书和词典掌握了一门外语.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

The library contains a large number of foreign language reference books.

图书馆有大量的外文参考书.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

This country adopts a liberal foreign policy.

该国采用的是开放的外交政策.

《简明英汉词典》

Where can I exchange my American money for foreign money?

我在哪儿可以把美元兑换成外币?

《简明英汉词典》

China needs to assimilate a good deal of foreign progressive culture, but she must not swallow anything and everything uncritically.

中国需要大量吸收外国的进步文化, 但决不能无批判地兼收并蓄.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

It's no good taking over the experience of foreign countries uncritically.

决不可生吞活剥地搬用外国的经验.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

foreign

Foreign companies were invited to bid for the new subway.

一些外国公司应邀参加了承建该地下铁路的投标。

You can't expect to learn a foreign language in a week.

不要指望一个星期就能学会一门外语。

China now even encourage the set- up of enterprise with100% foreign investment.

中国现在甚至鼓励建立100％的外商独资企业。

China's investment policy provide preferential treatment to foreign investor.

中国的投资政策为外国投资者提供了优惠待遇。

The whole land rose to resist foreign aggression.

举国奋起抗击外来侵略。

From one's own front door to home or foreign hills or sands and back again, everything is to hand.

从自家的前门到国内国外的山区或沙滩旅游并再返回来，一切都垂手可得。

Foreign travel opened his eyes to poverty for the first time.

他一到外国才初次见识到什麽是贫穷。

He changes letters with a foreign friend.

他与一位外国朋友通信。

They may choose to study foreign languages, advanced mathematics or science, such as physics or chemistry.

他们可以选择学习外国语文、高等数学或像物理、化学的科学。

They dump their surplus production on foreign countries.

他们向外国倾销剩余产品。

How many military bases are they maintaining on foreign soil?

他们在外国保持多少个军事基地？

How does their product stack up against those imported from foreign countries?

他们的产品与从外国进口的产品相比如何?

Their task is promoting the foreign trade.

他们的任务是促进对外贸易。

They are dependent upon importation from foreign countries for cotton and grain.

他们的粮、棉依赖从国外进口。

They stood up against their foreign oppressors.

他们起来反抗外国压迫者。

He met the foreign friends and gave a banquet in their honour.

他会见了外国朋友，并设宴招待了他们。

He denied having any money squirrelled away in foreign banks.

他否认在外国银行里有存款。

He likes collecting foreign stamps.

他喜欢收集外国邮票。

He works in the foreign division of the company.

他在公司的外事部工作。

He made outstanding contributions in the realm of foreign affairs.

他在外交领域作出了卓越贡献。

He held fire on specific foreign policy question.

他对具体的外交政策暂不表态。

He didn't know much about foreign countries.

他对外国知之甚少。

He has a very good collection of foreign coins.

他收藏著不少外国硬币。

He is a foreign teacher of Irish stock.

他是一个爱尔兰血统的外籍教师。

He is a foreign exchange broker.

他是个外汇经纪人。

He was sorting his foreign stamps (into piles).

他正在整理外国邮票(, 都分成一摞一摞的).

He graduated from a famous foreign language institute.

他毕业于一所知名的外语学院。

His chief joy centred in studying foreign language.

他的主要乐趣集中在学习外语上。

His accent betrayed the fact that he was foreign.

他的口音显露出他是外国人。

Dishonesty is foreign to his nature.

他的本性与弄虚作假格格不入。

Foreign words interlard his speech.

他的演讲中穿插着众多的外国的词儿。

He walked around the table touching glasses with all the foreign guests.

他绕桌子走了一圈，和所有的外宾都碰了杯。

He was attracted by the scene of the foreign lands.

他被异域风光吸引。

He's visited many foreign countries and has learnt several foreign languages.

他访问过许多国家，并学会了好几种外语。

He is fluent in a dozen foreign languages.

他通晓十多种外国语言。

A body of experts or dignitaries sent to a foreign country.

代表团由一群专家或要员组成的被派往它国的团体

The meeting concerns both foreign and domestic policies.

会议关系到国内外政策。

I hope my foreign exchange allowance will cover it.

但愿我的外汇限额够用。

But people who are cut off not only from foreign tourists, but even from their own countrymen can be hostile to travellers.

但是，由于他们不仅没有接触过外国旅游者，甚至和本国人也不太接触，所以这样的人对旅游家可能持有敌意。

As a college student, it is important to master a foreign language.

作为一名大学生，掌握一门外语是非常重要的。

Do you accept foreign exchange certificate?

你们接受外汇券兑换券吗？

Can you explain the meaning of these foreign words?

你能解释这些外文词的意思吗？

What you said is foreign to the main issue of our discussion.

你讲的与我们讨论的中心无关。

An aggressive entrance into foreign territory; a raid or an invasion.

侵犯具有侵略性地进入外国领土; 袭击或侵略

Invasion, conquest, and control of a nation or territory by foreign armed forces.

侵略外国军队对一个国家或其边境的侵略、征服和控制

Keep this exchange memo for reconversion into foreign currency.

保存好这张兑换水单以便兑换回外币。

If foreign aid dries up the situation will be desperate.

倘若外援枯竭，形势将极为严重。

An adventurer who engages in a private military action in a foreign country.

军事冒险家在国外从事秘密军事行动的冒险者

For several years more foreign cars have been sold in Britain than British ones; the government is now being asked to limit the sales of foreign cars to give British companies a chance to make up leeway.

几年来，外国轿车在英国的销量一直比英国的大; 英国公司正在要求其政府对外国(进口)轿车的销售加以限制，以便给它们一个迎头赶上的机会。

There are currency restrictions on the sums allowed for foreign travel.

到国外旅行允许携带的款额有所限制。

Unkindness is foreign to his nature.

刻薄不是他的本性。

Most people feel culture shock when traveling to a foreign culture.

去海外旅行时，许多人会感觉到不同文化的冲击。

The main impediment to development is the country's huge foreign debt.

发展的主要障碍是国家欠下的巨额外债。

May be a little austere for foreign taste.

可能对外国口味而言过于朴素了些。

The foreign body can be shown up on a barium swallow.

吃了钡之后能把异物显示出来。

A joint venture may in its business operation obtain fund from foreign bank directly.

合资企业在其经营活动中，可以直接向外国银行筹措资金。

Jim has a supply of old pennies which he polishes up and passes off to foreign tourists as rare coins.

吉姆有许多旧币，他把它们擦了一下，冒充稀有的古钱币，以此骗外国游旅者。

The shop windows are filled with foreign merchandise.

商店橱窗里摆满了外国商品。

It's impolite to gibe at a foreign student's English.

嘲笑外国学生的英语是不礼貌的。

Great changes are in prospect in this area due to foreign investment.

因为外资的引进，该地区会发生很大变化。

A business establishment for commercial agents or factors in a foreign country.

国外代理商设在外国的商业代理商或代理人的一种商业机构

Foreign investments boomed the city.

国外投资使这个城市迅速繁荣起来。

In a government controlled by a foreign force, a president is no more than a lay figure.

在一个被外国势力控制的政府里,总统只不过是个傀儡式人物而已。

In a government controlled by a foreign force, a president is no more than a lie figure.

在一个被外国势力控制的政府里，总统只不过是个傀儡式人物而已。

In the finals, they completely upset the foreign players with steady chop returns.

在决赛中，他们以稳健回抽，击败了外国运动员。

There are a lot of preliminaries to be gone through before you can visit a foreign country.

在出访外国之前要做好许多准备工作。

Several students were seat down after incidents during the visit of a foreign Prime Minister.

在外国首相访问期间发生的事件之后，有几个学生被开除学籍了。

Foreign tourist are all over the town for the easter break.

复活节休假期间城里到处都是外国游客。

Foreign affairs are his strong point.

外交事务是他的特长。

The balance-of-power conception of foreign policy is to make sure that no power becomes so strong as to dominate the world.

外交政协策的力量均势概念是确保任何一方力量都不会强大到足以支配全世界。

Foreign nationals were asked to leave the country.

外国侨民被要求离开该国。

Foreign investments help our economic development.

外国投资有助於我们的经济发展。

A member of a foreign body of troops serving a country in war.

外国援军战时在他国服役的外国军队之一员

The foreign tourists totalled 500.

外国游客人数达500。

The sights of the city never fail to impress foreign tourist.

外国游客无一不对该市留有深刻印象。

Foreign words keep coming into English.

外来词源源不断地进入英语。

Foreign exchange trading is a lively and tense job.

外汇买卖是一项灵活而紧张的工作。

Most of the foreign embassies are clustered in this area.

大多数的外国使馆都聚集在这一区。

The mass of public opinion is in favor of the new foreign policy.

大部分的舆论赞成新的外交政策。

She identified with foreign teachers.

她与外国教师打成一片。

用作形容词(adj.)

Our foreign trade has expanded during recent years.
近年来我们的对外贸易有所增加。

As a result, we were able to attract a lot of foreign investment.
结果,我们吸引了大量的外来投资。

It's not easy to master a foreign language.
掌握一门外语并不容易。

He's visited many foreign countries and has learnt several foreign languages.
他访问过许多国家，并学会了好几种外语。

The swelling on her finger was caused by a foreign body in it.
她的手指肿胀是手指内有异物引起的。

She's a very good woman; unkindness is foreign to her nature.
她是个很好的人,冷酷不是她的本性。

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