abroad [ə'brɔ:d] adverb [after verb] OTHER COUNTRY 外国 ESSENTIAL ■in or to a foreign country or countries 在国外;到国外•He's currently abroad on business.目前他在国外出差。 •We always go abroad in the summer.我们夏天总是到国外去。 [ə'brɔ:d] adverb [after verb] OUTSIDE 外面 [after verb] literary OR old use ■outside; not at home 在户外的;室外的•Not a soul was abroad that morning.那天上午,户外空无一人。 [ə'brɔ:d] adverb [after verb] MANY PEOPLE 很多人 [after verb] formal ■describes ideas, feelings and opinions that are shared by many people 广为流传的•There's a rumour abroad that she intends to leave the company.到处都在传言说她要离开公司。 |