FOREIGN1 not from your own country2 from a different country3 in or to a different countryRELATED WORDSsomeone who enters a country 进入某一国家的人ENTER (5-7)see alsoCOUNTRYTRAVELCOME FROM1 not from your own country 并非来自本国foreign /ˈfɒrɪn, ˈfɒrənǁˈfɔː-, ˈfɑː-/ [adjective usually before noun]not from your own country or not connected with your own country 外国的；从外国来的 Can you speak a foreign language? 你会讲外语吗? Some of the hotels accept foreign currency. 有些旅馆接受外币。 efforts to increase foreign investment 增加外来投资的种种努力overseas /ˌəʊvəʳˈsiːz◂/ [adjective only before noun]especially Britishfrom or connected with a foreign country, especially one that is a long way away 【尤英】〔来自〕海外的，外国的 The university has a large number of overseas students. 这所大学有大量的留学生。 There has been an increase in overseas trade during the last year. 去年海外贸易有所增加。from abroad /frəm əˈbrɔːd/from another country or from other countries 来自海外的，从外国来的 There's a shortage of medical staff, so a lot of the doctors here are from abroad. 医务人员短缺，所以这里的许多医生都来自国外。 She seemed to receive a lot of mail from abroad. 她似乎收到许多来自国外的邮件。 Listening to radio broadcasts from abroad is still a criminal offense in this country. 收听海外广播在这个国家仍然是犯罪行为。2 from a different country 来自另一个国家foreigner /ˈfɒrɪnəʳ, ˈfɒrənəʳǁˈfɔː-, ˈfɑː-/ [countable noun]someone who comes from another country - many people consider it impolite to call someone aforeigner外国人〔许多人认为用此词是冒犯〕 A lot of foreigners work here illegally. 许多外国人在这里非法打工。 Saleem felt that people were suspicious of him because he was a foreigner. 沙利姆感觉到大家因为他是外国人而对他存有戒心。 About 40 million foreigners visited the US last year. 去年约有4,000万外国人游访了美国。alien /ˈeɪliən/ [countable noun]someone who lives or works in your country, but who comes from another country - used especially in legal and official contexts 外国人〔尤为法律或正式用词〕 Some aliens may qualify for citizenship under the new law. 根据这项新法律，有些外国人可能有资格获取国籍。illegal aliens The law makes it easier to find and deport illegal aliens. 这项法律使发现并驱逐非法逗留的外国人更为容易。expatriateespecially BritishalsoexpatBritish informal /eksˈpætriətǁeksˈpeɪ, ˌeksˈpæt-/ [countable noun]someone who has gone to live in a foreign country, especially because they have a job there 移居国外者，侨民 I was in Spain for over a year, but most of my friends were expatriates. 我在西班牙一年多了，但我的朋友大多是侨民。 Schmidt was a German expatriate who had been living in Portugal since 1989. 施密特是个德国侨民，他自1989年起就一直住在葡萄牙。expatriate [adjective] Several expatriate families have left the country since war broke out. 战争爆发以后，一些侨民家庭离开了那个国家。3 in or to a different country 在或去另一个国家abroad /əˈbrɔːd/ [adverb]in or to a foreign country 在国外；去国外 Katya will make her first trip abroad next month. 下个月卡提雅第一次要去国外了。live/work/study etc abroad Our daughter wants to study abroad for a year. 我们的女儿想去国外学习一年。be abroad Mr Harris is abroad on business this week. 哈里斯先生本周在国外公干。overseas /ˌəʊvəʳˈsiːz◂/ [adverb]in or to a foreign country, especially one that is a long distance from your own 海外，国外 Much of the wood harvested in the northwest is shipped overseas. 西北地区砍伐的木材大部分都被船运至海外。go/work/travel etc overseas Douglas often travelled overseas when he was in the army. 道格拉斯当兵时经常出国。emigrate /ˈemɪgreɪt, ˈeməgreɪt/ [intransitive verb]to leave your own country in order to live permanently in another country 移民〔去国外〕 The couple emigrated in 1987 and are back here on holiday to see friends and relatives. 这对夫妇于1987年移民到国外去了，趁假期回来探望亲戚朋友。emigrate from/to My grandparents emigrated from Italy. 我的祖父母是从意大利移民来的。 Our son and his wife, Jenny, emigrated to Australia in 1988. 我们的儿子和媳妇珍妮在1988年移民到澳洲去了。