abroad
abroad
a∙broad / əˈbrɔd ; əˈbrɔ:d /
◙adv
1. in or to a foreign country
• 在国外; 到国外:
»I've neverlived abroadbefore.
我从未在国外生活过。
»She oftengoes abroadon business.
她经常出国公干。
»We nevertravelled abroadwhen we were kids.
我们小时候从来没有去国外旅行过。
»goods importedfrom abroad
从国外进口的商品
»The books about Harry Potter are very popular now, bothat home and abroad.
有关哈利∙波特的书目前在国内外都很流行。
2. [formal] if a feeling, piece of news etc is abroad, a lot of people feel it or know about it
• 广泛流传:
»commercial secrets which we did not want to be spread abroad
我们不想传出去的商业秘密
