单词 | foreign |
释义 | foreign foreign /ˈfɒr.ən/ aep /ˈfɔːr-/ adjective A2 belonging or connected to a country that is not your own: » Spain was the first foreign country she had visited.» foreign languages» His work provided him with the opportunity for a lot of foreign travel.Thesaurus+: ↑Racial issues , ↑Race and ethnicityforeign to FORMALC2 Something can be described as foreign to a particular person if they do not know about it or it is not within their experience: » The whole concept of democracy, she claimed, was utterly foreign to the present government.Thesaurus+: ↑Unknown and unfamiliarF0 describes an object or substance that has entered something else, possibly by accident, and does not belong there: » a foreign object/substance» foreign matterThesaurus+: ↑Unknown and unfamiliar• • • Extra Examples:» As a leader, he's been criticized for his inexperience in foreign affairs.» He is trying to persuade local and foreign businesses to invest in the project.» The government wanted an inflow of foreign investment.» The foreign invaders were finally defeated by allied forces.» My grandfather has a profound mistrust of anything new or foreign. |
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