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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

foreigner ['fɔrɪnər]
  1. 1. noun [c] 外国人

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

foreigner [ˈfɔrənər]
  1. 1. n.[c] 外国人
    Their mother was a foreigner, whom they rarely saw.
    他们的妈妈是个外国人他们很少见到她。
  2. 2. n.[c] 外人,圈外人.
    He was a foreigner most of his life.
    一生大部分时间都是圈外人。

Collins English-English Dictionary

foreigner ['fɒrɪnə]
  1. 1. n a person from a foreign country; alien
  2. 2. n an outsider or interloper
  3. 3. n something from a foreign country, such as a ship or product

Examples

The average earning salary of a foreigner working professionally in Beijing is 20,000rmb per month.
在北京,一名外国员工的月平均工资为2万元人民币。
To marry a foreigner, special permission has to be obtained.
与外国人结婚,须经专门许可。
Their mother was a foreigner, whom they rarely saw.
他们的妈妈是个外国人,他们很少见到她。
I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner.
我从他笨拙的表达中得出结论,他是一个外国人。
The foreigner was a casteless person.
外国人是没有社会阶级的人。

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