abroad

a·broad /əˈbrɔːd $ əˈbrɒːd/ S2 W3 adverbadv

1 FOREIGNTRAVELin or to a foreign country 在国外；到国外

I’ve never lived abroad before.

我以前从未在国外生活过。

She often goes abroad on business.

她经常出国公干。

We never travelled abroad when we were kids.

我们小时候从来没有去国外旅行过。

5 goods imported from abroad

从国外进口的商品

n A lot of goods are imported from abroad.

The books about Harry Potter have been very popular, both at home and abroad.

有关哈利·波特的书在国内外一直都很流行。

2 formal if a feeling, piece of news etc is abroad, a lot of people feel it or know about it 广泛流传

5 commercial secrets which we did not want to be spread abroad

我们不想传出去的商业秘密

n There were rumours abroad that she was planning to resign.

n GRAMMAR: Comparison

abroad

You go abroad or study abroad.

Don’t use a preposition before abroad. ✗Don’t say:
go to abroad | study in abroad

a foreign country

You go to a foreign country or study in a foreign country.

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abroad• Corporations do not want their commercial secrets spread abroad.• He considers such maneuverings a ridiculous way to run a government and still potentially hazardous to the credit markets here and abroad.• In addition Norman's capacity for enjoyment made him an excellent companion on their trips abroad.• You may have to pay taxes, even if you are living and working abroad.• At the base library he found a catalogue listing the names of colleges abroad.• Our daughter wants to study abroad for a year.• For instance, an extra demand at home or abroad for goods made either cheaper or better by electronics will add to employment.• Katya will make her first trip abroad next month.• Mr Harris is abroad on business this week.• He's off abroad or swigging sherry in some London drawing-room.• Kim has managed to exploit the barrage of pressure from abroad to force through changes.• Everyone has to meet global competition from those abroad who do have lower wages.

lived abroad• Edward rented it from a woman who lived abroad, a woman he had never met, and it suited him perfectly.• Sir Charles had lived abroad and made his money there.

Origin abroad

(1500-1600) abroad “over a wide area” ((13-21 centuries)), from broad

a·broad adverbadv →n GRAMMAR1

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