overseas和foreign的区别overseas和foreign做为形容词,都有:外国的意思请问它们有什么区别

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overseas和foreign的区别
overseas和foreign做为形容词,都有:外国的 意思 请问它们有什么区别

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overseas可以作形容词 (adjective) 和副词 (adverb),foreign则只可作形容词
在海外工作’则译做to work overseas
ad.
1.在(或向)海外;在(或向)国外
a.
1.(在)海外的;(在)国外的[Z][B]
an overseas market
国外市场
a.[Z]
1.外国的
He likes collecting foreign stamps.
他喜欢收集外国邮票.
2.陌生的;不属于本身的;不适合的[F][(+to)]
Deception was foreign to his nature.
欺骗和他的本性格格不入.
3.外来的;异质的[B]
The oculist removed a foreign object from his eye.
眼科医生从他眼中除去一个异物.