adj.(形容词)

1. 外来的，外国的，外省的，外地的
2. 异质的
3. 陌生的
4. 外交的，涉外的
5. 不属于本身的
6. 无关的，不相干的
7. 不适合的
8. 非典型的
9. 他州的，本州管辖外的
10. 他人的

adj.(形容词)

1. 外国的,在本国以外的; 从外国来的 to, from, of, in, being, or concerning a country or nation that is not one's own or not the one being talked about or considered
2. [P]不属于本身的; 无关的,不相干的 having no place; having no relation
3. [A]外来的; 异质的 coming or brought in from outside; not belonging

Adjective:

1. of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own);

   "foreign trade"
   "a foreign office"
   

2. relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world;

   "foreign nations"
   "a foreign accent"
   "on business in a foreign city"
   

3. not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something;

   "an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism"
   "the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper"
   "jealousy is foreign to her nature"
   

4. not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source;

   "water free of extraneous matter"
   "foreign particles in milk"
   

1.外国的;来自国外的
Something or someone that isforeign comes from or relates to a country that is not your own.

foreign

e.g. ...in Frankfurt, where a quarter of the population isforeign...
在有四分之一的人口是外来移民的法兰克福
e.g. She was on her firstforeign holiday without her parents.
她第一次在没有父母陪伴的情况下自己去国外度假。

2.外交的;外国的;对外的
In politics and journalism,foreign is used to describe people, jobs, and activities relating to countries that are not the country of the person or government concerned.

e.g. ...the Germanforeign minister...
德国外交部长
e.g. I am theforeign correspondent in Washington of La Tribuna newspaper of Honduras.
我是洪都拉斯《论坛报》驻华盛顿的记者。

3.异质的;外来的
Aforeign object is something that has got into something else, usually by accident, and should not be there.

e.g. The patient's immune system would reject the transplanted organ as aforeign object.
病人的免疫系统会对移植器官产生异质排斥反应。

4.陌生的;不熟悉的;非典型的
Something that isforeignto a particular person or thing is not typical of them or is unknown to them.

e.g. The very notion of price competition isforeign to many schools...
价格竞争这个概念对于许多学校都很陌生。
e.g. The whole thing isforeign to us.
我们对整件事不了解。

1. 外：各国代表队可以随队带有他们自己的牧师,但是在过去的历届奥运会,许多国家队的正式组成人员中并不包含牧师、而是依赖主办国会提供境外(foreign)牧师......

用作定语～+ n.

1. At the banquet all the foreign guests wore evening dress.
   宴会上所有的外宾都穿着晚礼服。
2. These artistic handicrafts are very popular with foreign friends.
   外国朋友很喜爱这些美术工艺品。
3. They said foreign correspondents who stayed too long in a place went blind.
   他们说,外国记者在一个地方呆得太久就变得不能发现新事物了。
4. The new hotel is destined for the reception of foreign visitors.
   这家新旅馆是作接待外宾用的。
5. He lives in a foreign country.
   他居住在外国。
6. A foreign language is a weapon in the struggle of life.
   外国语是人生斗争中的一种武器。
7. He has travelled much in foreign parts.
   他在外国游历很广。
8. Tourism has been Thailand's biggest earner of foreign exchange since 1982.
   自从1982年以来,旅游业一直是泰国最大的外汇来源。
9. We hope for foreign aid but cannot depend on it.
   我们希望有外援,但是我们不能依赖它。
10. Several news commentators hit out at the president on his foreign policy.
    有几位时事评论员猛烈抨击总统的对外政策。
11. This metal, oil, soap contains foreign matter.
    这金属、油、肥皂中含有杂质。
12. This food contains foreign matter.
    这食物含有杂质。

n. +～

1. We oppose copying everything foreign.
   我们反对样样照搬外国的。

用作表语S+be+～

1. I can't understand what he says, he must be foreign.
   我听不懂他说的话,想必他是个外国人。

foreign body〔substance〕

异物,杂质 object that should not present

foreign to

本身所无的; 不适宜的 not belonging to; not suitable for

on foreign soil

在异国土地,在外国 abroad

• He fell, crying and howling in a foreign tongue to gods of his own in the northland.

  出自：H. Belloc

Our foreign trade has expanded during recent years.

近年来我们的对外贸易有所增加。

As a result, we were able to attract a lot of foreign investment.

结果,我们吸引了大量的外来投资。

It's not easy to master a foreign language.

掌握一门外语并不容易。

He's visited many foreign countries and has learnt several foreign languages.

他访问过许多国家，并学会了好几种外语。

The swelling on her finger was caused by a foreign body in it.

她的手指肿胀是手指内有异物引起的。

She's a very good woman; unkindness is foreign to her nature.

她是个很好的人,冷酷不是她的本性。

Tears help to protect the eye from potentially harmful foreign bodies.

眼泪有助于保护眼睛去除可能有害的异物。

Dishonesty is foreign to his nature.

弄虚作假并非他的本性。

a foreign correspondent (= one who reports on foreign countries in newspapers or on television)

驻外记者

foreign holidays

外国假日

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。

foreign affairs'/news'/policy'/trade

外交事务；外国新闻；对外政策 / 贸易

foreign aid

外援

a foreign-owned company

外资公司

a foreign accent'/language'/student

外国口音 / 语言 / 学生

...the German foreign minister...

德国外交部长

I am the foreign correspondent in Washington of La Tribuna newspaper of Honduras.

我是洪都拉斯《论坛报》驻华盛顿的记者。

The patient's immune system would reject the transplanted organ as a foreign object.

病人的免疫系统会对移植器官产生异质排斥反应。

The very notion of price competition is foreign to many schools...

价格竞争这个概念对于许多学校都很陌生。

The whole thing is foreign to us.

我们对整件事不了解。

She was on her first foreign holiday without her parents.

她第一次在没有父母陪伴的情况下自己去国外度假。

...in Frankfurt, where a quarter of the population is foreign...

在有四分之一的人口是外来移民的法兰克福

I'm not satisfied with his circular explanation.

我不满意他拐弯抹角的解释.

A foreign language cannot be learned rapidly, it must be learned step by step.

外语并非在短时间内就能学会, 学外语是一个循序渐进的过程.

She has mastered a foreign language by aid of a grammar and dictionary.

她借助语法书和词典掌握了一门外语.

The library contains a large number of foreign language reference books.

图书馆有大量的外文参考书.

This country adopts a liberal foreign policy.

该国采用的是开放的外交政策.

Where can I exchange my American money for foreign money?

我在哪儿可以把美元兑换成外币?

China needs to assimilate a good deal of foreign progressive culture, but she must not swallow anything and everything uncritically.

中国需要大量吸收外国的进步文化, 但决不能无批判地兼收并蓄.

It's no good taking over the experience of foreign countries uncritically.

决不可生吞活剥地搬用外国的经验.

adj.(形容词)

1. foreign的基本意思是“外国的,在本国以外的; 从外国来的”。
2. foreign也可作“不属于本身的; 无关的,不相干的”解,常接介词to表示“和…格格不入”“和…不相干”。引申可作“异质的”解。
3. foreign常用作定语,也可用作表语。
4. foreign无比较级和最高级。

adj.(形容词)

foreign, alien

alien 表示“外国的,异乡的”时与foreign相似,但比foreign正式,没有后者使用普遍。

adj.(形容词)

她说话时脸红了,因为说谎不是她的本性。

误 She blushed as she spoke, for lying is foreign with her nature.

正 She blushed as she spoke, for lying is foreign to her nature.

析 foreign 用来表达“和…格格不入”“和…不相干”时,后面应该加介词to,而不加 with或别的介词。

三对外国夫妇住在三楼。

误 Three couples of foreigners live on the third floor.

正 Three foreign couples live on the third floor.

析 “三对外国夫妇”译成three couples of foreigners不符合英语习惯说法,应该改为 three foreign couples。“一对美国夫妇”是an American couple,若写成a couple of Americans就可能是两个美国人了。

他已定购了一辆外国造的汽车。

误 He has placed an order for a foreigner's car.

正 He has placed an order for a foreign-made car.

析 “外国制造的”应译作foreign-made,而foreigner's是“外国人的”意思。

• ☆ 1300年进入英语，直接源自古法语的forain；最初源自古典拉丁语的foris，意为门外。