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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

abroad [ə'brɔːd]
  1. 1. adverb [be+] 国外
  2. 2. adverb [go+] 国外
    there is a feeling/rumour abroad that...
    一种情绪/谣言到处流传

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

abroad [əˈbrɔːd]
  1. 1. adverb 国外,在国外
    Most students are unsure about going abroad at first, but soon they are happy they left home.
    大多数学生最初都对出国留学感到不确定,但很快他们就会为离开家门感到高兴
    Studying abroad lets you take classes in a foreign country and learn about different cultures.
    出国留学让你有机会外国上课学习不同文化
    They had never travelled abroad.
    他们从没出国旅游过
  2. 2. adverb 背井离乡,在外地
  3. 3. adverb 海外,漂洋过海地
  4. 4. adverb 广泛流传
  5. 5. adverb 室外户外
  6. 6. adjective 国外的,海外的

Collins English-English Dictionary

abroad [ə'brɔːd]
  1. 1. adv to or in a foreign country or countries
  2. 2. adj [postpositive] (of news, rumours, etc) in general circulation; current
  3. 3. adj out in the open
  4. 4. adj over a wide area
  5. 5. adj [Archaic] in error
  6. 6. adj [Etymology] C13: from a-2 + broad

Examples

A report is abroad that he has won.
传说他赢了。
I've been living abroad for 3 years.
我已经在国外生活3年了。
There's a rumor abroad that the company is going to hire 10 new people.
有传闻说,公司要雇10个新人。
You're all abroad! I don't like Peter.
你完全搞错了!我不喜欢彼特。
When you go abroad for the first time, it is natural to feel anxious.
你第一次出国,感到担忧是很正常的。

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