overseas

B2 CET-4 Oxf 5000 大学 FREQ #7047 ★★★☆☆

a. 海外的, 国外的 adv. 在海外, 在国外

发音

UK /ˌəʊvəˈsiːz/
其它
US /ˌoʊvɚˈsiːz/

别名

oversea OS

教材释义与例句

形容词

海外的，国外的

副词

在海外，海外

释义与例句

adj. B2 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    Abroad, especially across the sea.

    Overseas branches of the company are doing well.

  2. 2.

    Used with ethnicities, nationalities, or religious affiliations: living (being resident) in a foreign country.

    Overseas Chinese communities exist in North and South America.

  3. 3.

    Across a sea; to or in an area across a sea.

    Her overseas trip went well.

adv. B2 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    Abroad.

    海外

    国外

    He emigrated and now lives overseas.

  2. 2.

    Across a sea; to an area across a sea.

    海外

    She travelled overseas.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 2

abroad oversea

近义相关 2

foreign marine
副词

同义词 2

abroad oversea

相关短语

overseas Chinese 华侨 overseas territory 海外领地 overseas cap 软帽 overseas caps overseas territories British overseas territory British overseas territories

词源

From earlier oversea, equivalent to oversea + -s. Compare West Frisian oerseesk, Dutch overzees, German Übersee, Danish oversøisk.

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