词组 | overseas |
释义 | overseas Overseas is used as an adverb or an adjective. ◊ used as an adverb If you go overseas, you visit a foreign country which is separated from your own country by sea. Roughly 4 million Americans travel overseas each year. ◊ used as an adjective Overseas is used in front of a noun to describe things relating to countries across the sea from your own country. Overseas has a similar meaning to 'foreign', but is more formal. You use it especially when talking about trade, finance, and travel. ...major programmes of overseas aid. ...on a recent overseas visit. Note that you do not use overseas after 'be' with this meaning. If you say that someone is overseas, you do not mean that they are foreign; you mean that they are visiting a foreign country. |
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