abroad

abroad
adverb
  1. in or to a foreign country or countries
    在国外,到国外
    we usually go abroad for a week in May.
    我们通常5月出国一周。
    competition from companies at home and abroad.
    来自国内外各公司的竞争。
    ■(dated or humorous)out of doors
    (旧 或 幽默)在室外,到室外
    few people ventured abroad from their warm houses.
    很少有人敢于走出温暖的家门。
  2. in different directions; over a wide area
    向四方;广泛地
    millions of seeds are annually scattered abroad.
    每年数百万的种子被播撒到四方。
    ■(of a feeling or rumour) widely current
    (情绪,谣言)盛行
    there is a new buccaneering spirit abroad.
    一种新的冒险精神在盛行。
    ■freely moving about
    行动自由
    hospital inmates abroad on the streets of the town.
    在城市街道上自由行走的住院病人。
  3. (archaic)wide of the mark; in error
    (古)未击中目标;出错
noun
  1. [mass noun]foreign countries considered collectively
    外国
    servicemen returning from abroad.
    回国的军人。
语源
  1. Middle English : from a- 'on' + broad
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