abroad

英 [əˈbrɔːd]

美 [əˈbrɔːd]

adv.  在国外; 到国外; 广为流传; 在室外; 到室外; 户外

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牛津词典

adv.

• 在国外；到国外
  in or to a foreign country
  1. to be/go/travel/live abroad
     在外国；出国；到国外旅行；在国外居住
  2. She worked abroad for a year.
     她在国外工作了一年。
  3. imports of cheap food from abroad
     国外廉价食物的进口
  4. He was famous, both at home and abroad (= in his own country and in other countries) .
     他享誉国内外。
• 广为流传
  being talked about or felt by many people
  1. There was news abroad that a change was coming.
     盛传即将有一个变动。
• 在室外；到室外；户外
  outside; outdoors

柯林斯词典

• ADV 到国外；在国外
  If you goabroad, you go to a foreign country, usually one which is separated from the country where you live by an ocean or a sea.
  1. I would love to go abroad this year, perhaps to the South of France.
     我今年很想出国，可能是去法国南部。
  2. ...public opposition here and abroad...
     国内外公众的反对
  3. He will stand in for Mr Goh when he is abroad...
     吴先生出国时由他代替。
  4. About 65 per cent of its sales come from abroad.
     大约65%的销量来自国外。
• ADV 在四下流传;广为流传地
  If there is a story or feelingabroad, people generally know about it or feel it.
  1. There'll still be a feeling abroad that this change has to be recognised.
     人们还会普遍觉得这项变革早晚得接受。

双语例句

• I would love to go abroad this year, perhaps to the South of France.
  我今年很想出国，可能是去法国南部。
• I chose to work abroad to improve my career prospects.
  我选择出国工作以求在事业上有更好的发展。
• Nearly half the students come from abroad
  将近一半的学生来自国外。
• He has improved his country's standing abroad
  他提高了自己国家的国际声望。
• Sampling the local cuisine is one of the delights of holidaying abroad
  品尝当地菜肴是海外度假的乐趣之一。
• He was engaged from abroad.
  他是从国外聘来的。
• He has returned from abroad.
  他从国外回来。
• The teacher referred to in my last letter has gone abroad.
  我上次信中谈到的那位老师到国外去了。
• We buy everything abroad with the money earned from oil imports.
  我们用进口石油赚到的钱从国外购买一切商品。
• All the indications are that we are going to receive reasonable support from abroad
  所有迹象都表明，我们将从国外获得有力支持。