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Derivatives :
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externally
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- external
[εks'təːnl]
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adjective
[+wall]
[ surface]
外部的
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2.
adjective
[+examiner]
[ auditor]
外界的
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n pl
externals 外表
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for external use only
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[医] 只供外用
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external affairs
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[政治] 外交事务
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- external
[ɪkˈstɜːrnəl]
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adjective
外部的，外面的
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The program might go wrong for no obvious external reason.
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这个计划可能会在没有明显外部原因的情况下出错。
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2.
adjective
外来的，来自外部的
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The play portrays a good marriage torn apart by external forces.
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这出戏描写了一段被外部势力拆散的好姻缘。
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3.
adjective
外国的；国际的
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The government has refused external aid.
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该政府已拒绝国际援助。
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4.
adjective
表面的，肤浅的
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She only looks at external appearances when she chooses a date.
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选择约会对象时，她只看外表。
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n.[c]
[Plural]
外表，外观，外在（形式）
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The director was pleased with the externals of the props.
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该主管对这些小道具的外观感到满意。
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He enjoyed the solemn externals of religion.
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他欣赏宗教生活庄重的外在表现。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- external
[ɪk'st3ːnəl]
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adj
of, situated on, or suitable for the outside; outer
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adj
coming or acting from without
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external evidence from an independent source
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3.
adj
of or involving foreign nations; foreign
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4.
adj
of, relating to, or designating a medicine that is applied to the outside of the body
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adj
[anatomy]
situated on or near the outside of the body
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the external ear
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6.
adj
[education]
denoting assessment by examiners who are not employed at the candidate's place of study
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7.
adj
[Austral and NZ]
(of a student) studying a university subject extramurally
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adj
[Philosophy]
(of objects, etc) taken to exist independently of a perceiving mind
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n
[often plural]
an external circumstance or aspect, esp one that is superficial or inessential
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n
[Austral and NZ]
a student taking an extramural subject
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n
[Etymology]
C15: from Latin externus outward, from exterus on the outside, from ex out of
Examples
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an external force
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外力，外加负载；外来的力量
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external factors
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表面的因素
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the external ear
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外耳
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for external use only
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[医] 只供外用
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The program might go wrong for no obvious external reason.
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这个计划可能会在没有明显外部原因的情况下出错。
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