英语词汇“foreign bills”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

foreign /forˈin/

adjective

Belonging to another country

From abroad

Relating to, characteristic of or situated in another country

Alien

Extraneous

Not belonging

Unconnected

Not appropriate

ORIGIN: OFr forain, from LL forāneus, from L forās out of doors

forˈeigner noun

A person belonging to, or from, another country

A stranger or outsider

A job done privately by an employee without the employer's knowledge (informal)

forˈeignism noun

A mannerism, turn of phrase, etc, typical of a foreigner

forˈeignness noun

The quality of being foreign

Lack of relation to something

Remoteness

foreign aid noun

Financial or other aid given by richer to poorer countries

foreign bill or foreign draft noun

A bill or draft payable in a different country, state, etc from that in which it was drawn

foreign-builtˈ adjective

Built in a foreign country

foreign correspondent noun

A newspaper correspondent working in a foreign country in order to report its news, etc

foreign exchange noun

(the exchange, conversion, etc of) foreign currencies

foreign legion noun

An army unit consisting of foreigners
(with caps) a French army unit, consisting of soldiers of all nationalities, serving outside France

Foreign Office noun

The British government department dealing with foreign affairs (now officially Foreign and Commonwealth Office)