| 单词 | abroad |
| 释义 | abroad (once / 136 pages) advadj If you study abroad in your junior year of college, you are going to school in another country. Use abroad when you are talking about going to or from a place across an ocean. Abroad really just means in a different country, but it is almost always used interchangeably with "overseas." You almost never hear an American say, "She lives abroad; she's studying in Canada." You might be eager to take a trip abroad. If so, get your passport ready. They won't let you board a plane going abroad without one. WORD FAMILYabroad USAGE EXAMPLESSun spent much of his life not in the thick of action but abroad. Economist(Nov 03, 2016) Christian Weiss, who supervises the coin and bank-note collection at the Swiss National Museum, said the Swiss favor cash even when traveling abroad. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) Ms. Nasser was the second Israeli woman to be killed in a terrorist attack abroad in less than two weeks. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1adv to or in a foreign country they had never travelled abroad 2adv in a place across an ocean Syn overseas 3adv far away from home or one's usual surroundings Syn afield 4adj in a foreign country markets abroad Syn overseas foreign of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own) |
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