【foreign音标】 英[ˈfɒrən] 美[ˈfɔ:rən]
【单词释义】 foreign是什么意思:
adj.外国的,外交的;涉外的;外交的;外来的;不相干的;[医]异质的
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
【foreign形近词/近似词】
deign vi.屈尊;俯就;降低身份(做某事)
reign n.君主统治时期;任期;当政期 v. 当政,统治;为王;盛行
feign v.假装;佯装;装作;捏造(借口、理由等)
unfeigned adj.真实的;真挚的;不虚伪的
【单词例句】
◇ "It is a little strange to promote only a small part of the Netherlands abroad, that is, only Holland," a spokesperson for the foreign ministry told the Spanish international news agency EFE.
荷兰外交部一位发言人曾告诉埃菲社记者说:“只把尼德兰的一小部分,即荷兰,推广到国外,这有点奇怪”。
---- Netherlands doesn't want you to call it Holland anymore
◇ I suggested that they should stay at "bed and breakfast" houses, because this kind of accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the family. My friends listened to my advice, but they came back with some funny stories.
我建议他们应该住在“住宿加早餐”的房子里,因为这种住宿方式给了外国游客一个与家人说英语的好机会。我的朋友们听了我的建议,但他们回来时讲了一些有趣的故事。
---- The difference between vacaciones and holidays
◇ The process also gives each side of your nose a break, since a constant stream of heavily flowing air can dry it out and kill off the small hairs that protect you from foreign contaminants.
这一过程也能让你的两个鼻孔稍微休息一下,因为如果不断有大量空气流过鼻孔,会导致鼻孔干燥并损害鼻毛,鼻毛能够保护你不受外来污染物伤害。
---- Only One Side of Your Nose Gets Blocked at a Time
◇ Doctors say a sneeze, or sternutation, is intended to release foreign, and potentially damaging, particles, irritants or germs. Stopping it not only risks rupturing the throat, but could encourage the build of bacteria or trigger an asthma attack.
医生说,打喷嚏的目的是释放外来的具有潜在危害性的颗粒物、刺激物或细菌。止住喷嚏不但有撕裂喉咙的风险,还可能助长细菌滋生或引发哮喘。
---- Don't hold in a sneeze, It could be the death of you
◇ And it's not just your own microbial life you're sleeping with. In addition to the fungi and bacteria that come from your sweat, sputum, skin cells, and vaginal and anal excretions, you also share your bed with foreign microbes.
和你一起睡觉的不光是你身上的微生物。除了你的汗液、唾液、皮肤细胞、私处和肛门分泌物中的真菌和细菌,你还和外来微生物共享你的床。