abroad

[ə'brɔ:d]

adv.到国外, 广为流传
adj.在国外, 海外(一般作表语)

例句与用法:

The people had to gather up their few possessions and escaped abroad.

人们不得不收拾起仅有的一点财物逃到国外去。

He came to miss his homeland when he settled down abroad.

当他在国外安定下来时,他开始想念祖国了。

Many people would like to take holidays abroad.

许多人愿意到国外度假。

Please make a written declaration of all the goods you bought abroad.

请书面申报你在国外购买的全部商品。

The conference delegates included representatives from abroad.

大会代表中有来自海外的代表。

She is hungry for news of her husband working abroad.

她渴望得到国外工作的丈夫的消息。

He lived abroad for many years.

他在国外居住了许多年。

详细释义:

ad.

1. 在国外; 到国外

My son is still living abroad.

我的儿子仍住在国外。

2. 在外面; 到外面

They usually walk abroad in warm days.

天气暖和时他们通常去户外散步。

3. 传开; 散开

The news spread abroad that a new factory was going to be built in the county.

将在该县兴建一家新工厂的消息传开了。

4. 未中目标地, 离谱地

He is much abroad in his guess.

他猜得太离谱了。

n.

(用在from后)异国, 海外[U]

They just returned from abroad.

他们刚从国外回来。


短语词组:

be all abroad

1. 糊里糊涂

When we talk to him about English grammar, he 's just all abroad.

我们同他谈论英语语法时, 他感到非常困惑。