foreign

adjective

OPAL S

/ˈfɒrən/

/ˈfɔːrən/

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in or from a country that is not your own
- What foreign languages do you speak?
- It can be a challenge at first living in a foreign country.
- I went to the bank to get some foreign currency.
- a foreign-owned company
- foreign holidays
- He spoke with a foreign accent.
- You could tell she was foreign by the way she dressed.
Extra Examples
- The name sounded foreign.
- She had no money and was alone in a foreign country.
- The cinema often shows foreign films.
- The collection of plants includes many native and foreign species.
- There were very few foreign cars on the roads in those days.
- Tourism is the country's biggest foreign currency earner.
Topics Holidaysa2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- sound
- …
adverb
- slightly
- distinctly
See full entry
[only before noun] dealing with or involving other countries
- This is a huge departure for the country's foreign policy.
- The country relies heavily on foreign aid.
- The area is trying to attract foreign investment.
- Iran's foreign ministry
- the Japanese foreign minister
- a foreign correspondent (= one who reports on foreign countries in newspapers or on television)
opposite domestic, home
Extra Examples
- The new president had no experience of foreign affairs.
- There have been changes in both domestic and foreign policy.
Topics Politicsa2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- sound
- …
adverb
- slightly
- distinctly
See full entry
foreign to somebody/something (formal) not typical of somebody/something; not known to somebody/something and therefore seeming strange
- Dishonesty is foreign to his nature.
- This kind of attitude is completely foreign to her.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- seem
- …
adverb
- very
- completely
- entirely
- …
See full entry
foreign object/body (formal) an object that has entered something by accident and should not be there
- Tears help to protect the eye from potentially harmful foreign bodies.
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Word OriginMiddle English foren, forein, from Old French forein, forain, based on Latin foras, foris ‘outside’, from fores ‘door’. The current spelling arose in the 16th cent., by association with sovereign.

单词	foreign
释义	foreign adjective OPAL S /ˈfɒrən/ /ˈfɔːrən/ jump to other results in or from a country that is not your own What foreign languages do you speak? It can be a challenge at first living in a foreign country. I went to the bank to get some foreign currency. a foreign-owned company foreign holidays He spoke with a foreign accent. You could tell she was foreign by the way she dressed. Extra Examples The name sounded foreign. She had no money and was alone in a foreign country. The cinema often shows foreign films. The collection of plants includes many native and foreign species. There were very few foreign cars on the roads in those days. Tourism is the country's biggest foreign currency earner. Topics Holidaysa2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be look sound … adverb slightly distinctly See full entry [only before noun] dealing with or involving other countries This is a huge departure for the country's foreign policy. The country relies heavily on foreign aid. The area is trying to attract foreign investment. Iran's foreign ministry the Japanese foreign minister a foreign correspondent (= one who reports on foreign countries in newspapers or on television) opposite domestic, home Extra Examples The new president had no experience of foreign affairs. There have been changes in both domestic and foreign policy. Topics Politicsa2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be look sound … adverb slightly distinctly See full entry foreign to somebody/something (formal) not typical of somebody/something; not known to somebody/something and therefore seeming strange Dishonesty is foreign to his nature. This kind of attitude is completely foreign to her. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel seem … adverb very completely entirely … See full entry foreign object/body (formal) an object that has entered something by accident and should not be there Tears help to protect the eye from potentially harmful foreign bodies. More Like This Silent lettersSilent letters gnarled gnash gnat gnaw gnome haute cuisine heir herb honour hors d’oeuvre hour knack knee kneel knife knight knit knob knock knot know knuckle psalm psephology psychic ptarmigan pterodactyl psychology wrangle wrap wreath wreck wrench wrestle wriggle wring write wrong bomb climb crumb doubt lamb limb ascent fascinate muscle scene scissors height right sleigh weight align campaign design foreign malign reign unfeigned balmy calm calf half yolk autumn column condemn damn hymn solemn bristle fasten listen mortgage soften thistle wrestle biscuit build circuit disguise guilty league rogue vague yacht answer sword two Word OriginMiddle English foren, forein, from Old French forein, forain, based on Latin foras, foris ‘outside’, from fores ‘door’. The current spelling arose in the 16th cent., by association with sovereign.
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