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overseas adj.海外的adv.在海外 (1) 海外贸易成为主要的项目。(2) 她是个在英国的外国留学生。(3) 几年来，几百个留学生在那所大学学习过。(4) 他在海外生活了多年。(5) 他在伦敦取得了海外英语教师的资格。 When overseas came into use, there were no airplanes, so technically speaking, one traveled "across" or "on" the seas, in a ship. Nevertheless, one was thought to have made it "over the sea," hence overseas. When traveling overseas, make sure your phone works on the network in the country where you're headed. Also, the laws and customs overseas can be very different from the ones we have here, so be careful. What here at home you consider small potatoes legally might be a big deal overseas.

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英 [ˌəʊvə'siːz] 美 [ˌoʊvər'siːz] (1) The overseas trade has become the main project.(2) She is an overseas student in Britain.(3) Over the years, hundreds of overseas students have studied at that university.(4) He lived overseas for many years.(5) He qualified in London as a teacher of English overseas. There's no trick to the meaning of overseas. If someone goes overseas, they've gone "over" the "seas" — to a foreign country. 1[ADJ 形容词]（在）海外的；（在）国外的 You use overseas to describe things that involve or are in foreign countries, usually across a sea or an ocean.   [ADJ n]  [ADV after v]He has returned to South Africa from his long overseas trip.他结束了漫长的海外旅行回到南非。...overseas trade figures.海外贸易额Overseas is also an adverb.If you're staying for more than three months or working overseas, a full 10-year passport is required...在国外工作或居留3个月以上，需要持10年期的护照。Much of the investment was overseas.大部分均为海外投资。2[ADJ 形容词]（学生、游客等）来自海外的，来自外国的 An overseas student or visitor comes from a foreign country, usually across a sea or an ocean.   [ADJ n]Every year nine million overseas visitors come to London.每年有900万外国游客来伦敦观光。

英语单词	overseas
英美音标	英 [ˌəʊvə'siːz] 美 [ˌoʊvər'siːz]
中文释义	adj.海外的 adv.在海外
英语例句	(1) The overseas trade has become the main project. (2) She is an overseas student in Britain. (3) Over the years, hundreds of overseas students have studied at that university. (4) He lived overseas for many years. (5) He qualified in London as a teacher of English overseas.
中文例句	(1) 海外贸易成为主要的项目。 (2) 她是个在英国的外国留学生。 (3) 几年来，几百个留学生在那所大学学习过。 (4) 他在海外生活了多年。 (5) 他在伦敦取得了海外英语教师的资格。
vocabulary简明	There's no trick to the meaning of overseas. If someone goes overseas, they've gone "over" the "seas" — to a foreign country.
vocabulary扩展	When overseas came into use, there were no airplanes, so technically speaking, one traveled "across" or "on" the seas, in a ship. Nevertheless, one was thought to have made it "over the sea," hence overseas. When traveling overseas, make sure your phone works on the network in the country where you're headed. Also, the laws and customs overseas can be very different from the ones we have here, so be careful. What here at home you consider small potatoes legally might be a big deal overseas.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词]（在）海外的；（在）国外的 You use overseas to describe things that involve or are in foreign countries, usually across a sea or an ocean. [ADJ n] [ADV after v] He has returned to South Africa from his long overseas trip. 他结束了漫长的海外旅行回到南非。 ...overseas trade figures. 海外贸易额 Overseas is also an adverb. If you're staying for more than three months or working overseas, a full 10-year passport is required... 在国外工作或居留3个月以上，需要持10年期的护照。 Much of the investment was overseas. 大部分均为海外投资。 2 [ADJ 形容词]（学生、游客等）来自海外的，来自外国的 An overseas student or visitor comes from a foreign country, usually across a sea or an ocean. [ADJ n] Every year nine million overseas visitors come to London. 每年有900万外国游客来伦敦观光。

Overseas Foreign Trade Student Adj 形容词 Sea Ocean