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IELTS BNC: 621 COCA: 689

foreign

Word family 
for·eign /ˈfɒrɪn $ ˈfɔː-, ˈfɑː-/ ●●● S3 W1 adjectiveadj  
1  FOREIGNfrom or relating to a country that is not your own 外国的，国外的
 foreign students
外国学生
 Can you speak any foreign languages?
你会讲外语吗？
 the success of foreign companies in various industries
外国公司在各行业的成功
 I thought she sounded foreign.
我觉得她说话像外国人。
 transactions in foreign currencies
外汇买卖
2  [only before noun]FOREIGN involving or dealing with other countries 对外的，涉外的，外事的，外交的 OPP domestic
 America’s foreign policy
美国的对外政策
foreign investment/trade etc
 Foreign competition provides consumers with a greater variety of goods.
来自国外的竞争为消费者提供了更丰富的商品。
 our budget for foreign aid (=financial help to countries in need)
我们的对外援助预算
 the Chinese Foreign Minister
中国外交部长
3  be foreign to somebody formal
a) STRANGEto seem strange to someone as the result of not being known or understood 是某人不熟悉的 SYN be alien to somebody
 The language of finance is quite foreign to me.
金融用语我相当生疏。
b) TYPICALto be not typical of someone’s usual character 并非某人的本性
 Aggression is completely foreign to his nature.
争强好胜绝不是他的本性。
Examples from the Corpus
be foreign to somebody• Nothing in dance is foreign to human experience.• I knew the tune, but the words were foreign to me.• That is foreign to our culture.• What was being done was foreign to our other 10 players and it took them a while.• Andrew's reserved, night-club hesitation was foreign to the music, and quite foreign to Nicandra.• Starving people have frequently refused to eat food that is foreign to them, and horses will behave in the same way.• Law firm were law firms, and areas such as marketing and finance were foreign to them.
4  foreign body/matter/object formalDIFFERENT a piece of dirt, glass, or other material that has got inside something, especially someone’s body, and that should not be there 异物，外来物体
 cells that are designed to attack and destroy foreign bodies
负责攻击并摧毁异物的细胞
Examples from the Corpus
foreign body/matter/object• Tell everyone to watch out for a foreign body?• The resulting pellets are termed Type 90 reflecting the high percentage of hop material present compared to water and foreign matters.• We describe two cases of accidental aspiration of a foreign body after use of a metered dose inhaler.• Lombardy was stopped and arrested on suspicion of rape by force; rape with a foreign object and false imprisonment.• Even for the last remaining superpower, domestic issues, not foreign matters, dominate national elections.• A group of prisoners was carefully picking foreign bodies from a mound of rice before cooking.• Make sure you remove all foreign matter from the wound.• Eyes inflamed from trauma or after foreign bodies have been removed.• Nothing but the thrill of seeing your name in print, alongside your gut-wrenching tale of finding foreign objects in your food.
—foreignness noun [uncountableU]
Examples from the Corpus
foreign• The budget calls for cuts in foreign aid.• Toyota is the leading foreign car company.• The tour went through seven foreign countries in two weeks.• The reserves are composed of convertible foreign currencies, gold and International Monetary Fund special drawing rights.• International investment involves the added dimension of dealing in foreign currencies, providing the opportunity for additional profits.• Some of the hotels accept foreign currency.• efforts to increase foreign investment• "Journey of Hope" won the Oscar in 1991 for best foreign-language film.• The soldier threatens me in a foreign language, so that his precise meaning is lost but his hostility is coruscating.• There was no address, and the writing was in a foreign language.• Can you speak a foreign language?• America's foreign policy• The value of foreign trade fell by 8 percent.
foreign aid• It has not much increased funds for the military or for foreign aid.• The development of the continent is now dependent on foreign aid.• The elements which are essential in most conservation policies are often contradicted by the limitations and objectives of foreign aid.• The governments of developing countries construct huge projects through foreign aid and investment.• They could simply ship the necessary drugs to sick people in the poor world as part of their overall foreign aid effort.• Few foreign aid workers have dared to venture into Helmund province.• Five foreign aid workers were murdered and others came under fire.• The United Nations said it was considering evacuating foreign aid workers.
Origin foreign
(1200-1300) Old French forein, from Latin foris “outside”
for·eign adjectiveadj
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IELTS BNC: 621 COCA: 689
foreign

adjective¹

 1not coming from your own country外國VERBS | ADVERB VERBS➤be, look, sound來自外國；看上去是外國的；聽起來像是外國的◇The name sounded foreign.聽起來像個外國名字。ADVERB➤slightly有點兒外國味◇a slightly foreign accent輕微的外國口音➤distinctly明顯是外國的◇He was a small man, distinctly foreign in appearance.他長得矮小，明顯是外國人長相。
foreign

adjective²

 2foreign to sb not typical of sb/not known to sb不熟識VERBS | ADVERB VERBS➤be, feel, seem與某人性格不相符；感覺陌生；好像陌生ADVERB➤very非常陌生▸➤completely, entirely, quite, totally, utterly完全陌生；十分陌生◇This kind of attitude is completely foreign to her.這樣的態度與她的性格完全不相符。
IELTS BNC: 621 COCA: 689
foreign

adjective

foreign ♦︎ overseas ♦︎ external ♦︎ alienThese words all describe things that are connected with other countries. 这些词均表示外国的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a foreign / an overseas / an alien country◆foreign / an overseas / alien territory◆foreign / overseas / external trade / markets / debt / policy◆a foreign / an overseas bank / firm / holiday / tour / trip◆foreign / overseas demand / visitors / buyers / investors◆foreign / external affairs / interference / relations◆a foreign / an alien culture / language / species / system■ foreign in or from a country that is not your own; dealing with or involving other countries 外国的；涉外的；外交的◆What foreign languages do you speak?你会说哪几种外语？◆Tourism is the country's biggest foreign currency earner.旅游业是该国最大的创汇产业。◆You could tell she was foreign by the way she dressed.从她的穿着就可以看出她是外国人。◆She was working as a foreign correspondent (= one who reports on foreign countries in the media).她从事驻外记者的工作。OPP native ⇨ cultural , domestic , home ⇨ national ■ overseas ˌəʊvəˈsiːz; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈsiːz [only before noun] (especially business 尤用于商业) connected with foreign countries, especially those separated from your country by the sea or ocean; (of a person) from or living in a foreign country 外国的；海外的；（人）来自外国的，住在外国的◆The overseas aid budget has been cut.已削减了对外援助的预算。◆The hotel is popular with overseas visitors to London.这家旅馆很受来伦敦的外国游客欢迎。OPP domestic , home ⇨ national ▸ overseas

adverb

◆He was working overseas for an oil company.当时他供职于一家石油公司，驻外工作。■ external [only before noun] (business 商业 or politics 政治) connected with foreign countries 与外国有关的；对外的◆External trade increased last year.对外贸易去年增长了。◆The country was promised military aid in the case of external threat.该国已得到承诺，在有外敌威胁时会获得军事援助。OPP internal ⇨ national ▸ externally

adverb

◆Externally borrowed funds were used to stimulate economic growth.从外国借来的资金被用于刺激经济增长。■ alien ˈeɪliən (often disapproving) from another country or society; foreign 外国的；异域的◆His last years were spent alone and insecure in an alien land.他生命的最后几年是孤身一人在异国他乡度过的，很没有安全感。◆Native woodland was destroyed and alien conifers were planted.本土的林地被毁后，植上了外国的针叶树。OPP native ⇨ cultural NOTE 辨析 Which word? Foreign is by far the most frequent of these words and has the widest range. When describing groups of people such as visitors, investors or buyers, overseas is often preferred, especially when the group includes people who are not foreign but are living in a foreign country. * foreign在这些词中最常用，含义最宽泛。overseas常用以描述visitor、investor或buyer之类的群体，尤其是此类群体中包括一些外侨时◆In this constituency only 65 overseas voters registered in time to vote.在这个选区中，只有65名海外选民及时登记了投票。'Foreign voters' would be people living in your own country who are from a foreign country. Both overseas and external are used especially in the contexts of business and politics: they are factual, businesslike words and contain no suggestion of 'difference' or 'strangeness', which foreign sometimes does. Alien is a more literary word and often carries a stronger sense of difference or strangeness, often in a negative or disapproving way. It is also used to describe plants and animals from a foreign country. * foreign voter指住在本国的外籍选民。overseas和external尤用于商务和政治语境，均为事实性、公务性的词语，并不暗含“差异”或“奇怪”之义，而foreign有时则带有这些含义。alien更具文学色彩，常含有较强的“差异”或“奇怪”之义，且常常是负面或贬义的。alien亦可修饰异域的动植物。
IELTS BNC: 621 COCA: 689
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