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。 |