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单词 overseas
释义 overseas
I. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adverb
Etymology: over (II) + seas, plural of sea, n.
: beyond or across the sea : abroad
 < after serving overseas eight months — W.F.Brantley >
II. \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\ adjective
1. : of or relating to movement, transport, or communication over the sea
 < some overseas trade in grain arose — Samuel Van Valkenburg & Ellsworth Huntington >
 < different from all previous … Chinese overseas enterprise — C.P.Fitzgerald >
 < the importance of overseas broadcasting — London Calling >
2.
 a. : situated, originating in, or relating to lands beyond the sea
  < American overseas libraries — Malcolm Cowley >
  < overseas markets >
  < culture was most often defined in terms of some overseas antecedent — Oscar Handlin >
  < the overseas Chinese >
 b. : colonial
  < changed the designation of France's colonial troops to overseas troops — New York Times >
III. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ noun plural but usually singular in construction
: the lands or regions overseas
 < the … route between the Great Lakes and overseas — H.M.Mayer >
 < visitors from overseas >
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