单词 | foreign |
释义 | foreignforeign /ˈfɑrɪn, ˈfɔrɪn/ ●●● S3 W1 adjective 1from or relating to a country that is not your own: The bus tour goes through seven foreign countries in two weeks. the best foreign-language film Toyota is the leading foreign car company.2[only before noun] involving or dealing with other countries: The budget calls for cuts in foreign aid. the Chinese Foreign Ministry3be foreign to somebody formal a)to seem strange and not familiar to someone SYN unfamiliar: I knew the tune, but the words were foreign to me. b)to not be typical of someone’s usual character: Aggression is completely foreign to his nature.4foreign body/matter/object formal something that is inside something else, especially inside someone’s body, but should not be there: Make sure you remove all foreign matter from the wound. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French forein, from Latin foris outside]—foreignness noun [uncountable] |
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