| 单词 | overseas experience |
| 释义 | > as lemmasoverseas experience overseas experience n. (a) experience of life and culture in an overseas country; (b) [perhaps influenced by colonial experience n. 1] New Zealand (originally humorous), an overseas working holiday, usually to Britain or Europe, undertaken by young New Zealanders and frequently considered as a virtually obligatory part of an informal education; abbreviated OE. ΚΠ 1934 W. D. Weatherford & C. S. Johnson Race Relations vi. 99 Overseas experience had been to this point very largely a matter of trading. 1975 Listener 5 July 10 OE, of course, is the abbreviation for overseas experience—and no New Zealander, it is claimed, is complete without it. As well as being vital to emotional and intellectual (and sexual) development, OE very nicely fills that awkward gap between high school and marriage. 1994 Dominion (Wellington) 13 Aug. 15 Simon went [to Australia] too, later returning [to New Zealand] before leaving on his overseas experience. < as lemmas |
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