| 单词 | internal |
| 释义 | internal (once / 214 pages) adj The adjective internal describes something on the inside. If you're tempted by a second piece of cake, you may have an internal battle with yourself over whether you should eat the cake or not. Internal can also describe something that takes place within a country or a group. You pay your taxes to the Internal Revenue Service, and politicians argue about how to spend your tax dollars when they discuss the country's internal affairs. You may have to write internal reports for your boss––reports that aren't supposed to be seen outside the company. WORD FAMILYinternal: internalise, internality, internalize, internally+/internalise: internalisation, internalised/internalization: internalizations/internalize: internalization, internalized, internalizes, internalizing USAGE EXAMPLESHer internal rants often end with that question, evidence that so much of her disdain is prompted by defensiveness. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Wells opened up millions of accounts without the permission of its customers, just to goose internal numbers. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Keeping New Year’s resolutions is ultimately an internal struggle for us all. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1adj located inward "an internal sense of rightousness"- A.R.Gurney,Jr. Syn inner, interior inward relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts 2adj innermost or essential the internal contradictions of the theory Syn inner, intimate intrinsic, intrinsical belonging to a thing by its very nature 3adj occurring within an institution or community Syn intragroup intramural carried on within the bounds of an institution or community 4adj inside the country the nation's internal politics Syn home, interior, national domestic of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation 5adj happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface internal organs internal mechanism of a toy internal party maneuvering Syn|Ant inner inside or closer to the inside of the body interiorinside and toward a center internecine(of conflict) within a group or organization intrinsicsituated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts insiderelating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space external happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface outerbeing on or toward the outside of the body outsideoriginating or belonging beyond some bounds:"the outside world" outsiderelating to or being on or near the outer side or limit |
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