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foreign
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Derivatives :
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foreignness
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- foreign
['fɔrɪn]
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adjective
[+country]
[ holiday]
[ language]
外国的
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2.
adjective
[+trade]
[ policy]
对外的
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foreign to
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对…陌生
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- foreign
[ˈfɒrən]
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adjective
涉外的，对外的
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2.
adjective
外地的，异乡的
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3.
adjective
与……不同的；与……无关的
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Jealousy is foreign to her nature.
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嫉妒不是她的天性。
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4.
adjective
外来的；异质的
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5.
adjective
外国的
Collins English-English Dictionary
- foreign
['fɒrɪn]
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adj
of, involving, located in, or coming from another country, area, people, etc
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a foreign resident
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2.
adj
dealing or concerned with another country, area, people, etc
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a foreign office
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3.
adj
not pertinent or related
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a matter foreign to the discussion
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4.
adj
not familiar; strange
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5.
adj
in an abnormal place or position
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foreign matter
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foreign bodies
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adj
[law]
outside the jurisdiction of a particular state; alien
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adj
[Etymology]
C13: from Old French forain, from Vulgar Latin foranus (unattested) situated on the outside, from Latin foris outside
Examples
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a bankrupt foreign policy
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破产的外交政策
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foreign languages
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外(国)语
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foreign trade
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对外贸易
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a foreign make of car
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一辆外国牌号的汽车
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foreign policy
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对外政策
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