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单词 overseas
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Definition of overseas in English:

overseas

(British oversea)
adverb əʊvəˈsiːzˌoʊvərˈsiz
  • In or to a foreign country, especially one across the sea.

    在国外;向国外(尤指海外)

    he spent quite a lot of time working overseas

    他在海外工作了很长时间。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We have employed the claiming system exactly as it is overseas and to our detriment.
    • If he wants to go overseas for study or vacation travel, it is an extremely simple matter.
    • Having never been abroad, she is considering where to go for her first trip overseas.
    • It is always difficult to judge what an overseas promotional event is really like.
    • Such is the sketch of the story, which will be published overseas in the full version soon.
    • Maybe something to do with social work or working for an aid organisation overseas.
    • It was a great experience just being with the team and racing overseas for the first time.
    • Individuals also left Britain voluntarily to seek better opportunities overseas.
    • What is vital now is that a programme of aggressive support for human rights overseas continues.
    • I say that not only to you but to our friends overseas and also to those who are not our friends.
    • It is estimated that there are four times as many Lebanese living overseas as there are in Lebanon.
    • It will not be her first trip overseas nor will it be her first representing her country.
    • It could be for a relative who lives overseas or a grandchild whom grandparents do not see at Christmas.
    • The time-lapse was necessary to count the votes sent in by servicemen overseas.
    • There is a new world out there, and a new kind of person both in the embassies overseas and in King Charles Street.
    • We deploy the only armed forces who are required to pay UK income tax while on operations overseas.
    • They'll stay away from multinationals that use child workers or break labour laws overseas.
    • It is a kick in the teeth for the sailors who go on the ships that take our exports overseas.
    • We're told that when we go overseas we must respect the values of our host nation.
    • Fire officers believe that experience overseas has shown the extra research to be superfluous.
    Synonyms
    overseas, out of the country, in foreign parts, to foreign parts, in a foreign country, in a foreign land, to a foreign country, to a foreign land, over the sea, beyond the seas
adjective ˈəʊvəsiːzˌoʊvərˈsiz
  • attributive From, to, or relating to a foreign country, especially one across the sea.

    在国外;向国外(尤指海外)

    overseas trips

    海外旅行。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Britain is also second only to the United States in the number of overseas doctors it recruits every year.
    • The influence of overseas players in England has undoubtedly played a part.
    • Virtually all of our overseas visitors will be coming from the coast and going to the coast.
    • The police could get a warrant then find out the person is going off on an overseas trip.
    • They would then be able to compete with the new wave of overseas entrants on quality, waiting times and price.
    • The research report also notes a sharp increase in the number of overseas students coming to Britain.
    • Quite properly, the city's galleries and museums put on a spread for the many overseas visitors.
    • Even the underground trains in most overseas cities have a map showing the stations.
    • In that time she accompanied members of the Royal Family on some unforgettable overseas tours.
    • Our collection was the cheapest and best way of keeping a record of overseas trips.
    • One concerns my conclusion that the Kirk's overseas mission should be cut back drastically.
    • It is his second overseas trip since leaving office following a trip to Britain in June.
    • As Mr Wood put it, the policy covers overseas secondment as well as business trips.
    • One of his sisters and he have become very close and she has even been on overseas trips with Don.
    • The latest figures show the numbers of overseas tourists are still falling.
    • Many of us have an overseas trip twice a year while there are more people than you think who travel abroad up to five times a year.
    • He's come into the Scotland team, as an overseas player, and dealt with the pressure very well.
    • The number of overseas weddings has increased by 55 per cent in the last five years.
    • Even more tightly controlled than small trips within Japan is overseas travel.
    • This means its products are suitable for use in overseas markets and in the broader healthcare sector.
    Synonyms
    distant, remote, far off, far flung, external, outside

Phrases

  • from overseas

    • From abroad.

      Example sentencesExamples
      • We have good wire benders and thus headpieces are always done here, but some things come from overseas.
      • People from overseas would be appalled at the state of the place.
      • With its streamlined body and long legs, the Mudhol can beat any retriever or gundog from overseas.
      • Health system is being slowly rebuilt, often with much needed assistance from overseas.
      • All his spare time goes towards reading police journals, including those from overseas.
      • It is believed some of the dentists are to be recruited from overseas, with an orthodontist due to arrive from New Zealand.
      • Recently, I've been doing a load of networking with people from overseas.
      • You can expect to travel yourself and also entertain visitors from overseas.
      • We could also consider allowing more professionals from overseas who are willing to work here to do so.
      • Maybe so, but a service of this kind, perhaps from overseas, is only a matter of time.

Rhymes

Achinese, Ambonese, appease, Assamese, Balinese, Belize, Beninese, Bernese, bêtise, Bhutanese, breeze, Burmese, Cantonese, Castries, cerise, cheese, chemise, Chinese, Cingalese, Cleese, Congolese, Denise, Dodecanese, ease, éminence grise, expertise, Faroese, freeze, Fries, frieze, Gabonese, Genoese, Goanese, Guyanese, he's, Japanese, Javanese, jeez, journalese, Kanarese, Keys, Lebanese, lees, legalese, Louise, Macanese, Madurese, Maltese, marquise, Milanese, Nepalese, officialese, pease, Pekinese, Peloponnese, Piedmontese, please, Portuguese, Pyrenees, reprise, Rwandese, seise, seize, Senegalese, she's, Siamese, Sienese, Sikkimese, Sinhalese, sleaze, sneeze, squeeze, Stockton-on-Tees, Sudanese, Sundanese, Surinamese, Tabriz, Taiwanese, tease, Tees, telegraphese, these, Timorese, Togolese, trapeze, valise, Viennese, Vietnamese, vocalese, wheeze

Definition of overseas in US English:

overseas

(British oversea)
adverbˌoʊvərˈsizˌōvərˈsēz
  • In or to a foreign country, especially one across the sea.

    在国外;向国外(尤指海外)

    he spent quite a lot of time working overseas

    他在海外工作了很长时间。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It will not be her first trip overseas nor will it be her first representing her country.
    • I say that not only to you but to our friends overseas and also to those who are not our friends.
    • Fire officers believe that experience overseas has shown the extra research to be superfluous.
    • It is a kick in the teeth for the sailors who go on the ships that take our exports overseas.
    • We're told that when we go overseas we must respect the values of our host nation.
    • They'll stay away from multinationals that use child workers or break labour laws overseas.
    • We have employed the claiming system exactly as it is overseas and to our detriment.
    • There is a new world out there, and a new kind of person both in the embassies overseas and in King Charles Street.
    • It is always difficult to judge what an overseas promotional event is really like.
    • Maybe something to do with social work or working for an aid organisation overseas.
    • Having never been abroad, she is considering where to go for her first trip overseas.
    • We deploy the only armed forces who are required to pay UK income tax while on operations overseas.
    • The time-lapse was necessary to count the votes sent in by servicemen overseas.
    • Individuals also left Britain voluntarily to seek better opportunities overseas.
    • If he wants to go overseas for study or vacation travel, it is an extremely simple matter.
    • It was a great experience just being with the team and racing overseas for the first time.
    • What is vital now is that a programme of aggressive support for human rights overseas continues.
    • It is estimated that there are four times as many Lebanese living overseas as there are in Lebanon.
    • Such is the sketch of the story, which will be published overseas in the full version soon.
    • It could be for a relative who lives overseas or a grandchild whom grandparents do not see at Christmas.
    Synonyms
    overseas, out of the country, in foreign parts, to foreign parts, in a foreign country, in a foreign land, to a foreign country, to a foreign land, over the sea, beyond the seas
adjectiveˌoʊvərˈsizˌōvərˈsēz
  • attributive From, to, or relating to a foreign country, especially one across the sea.

    在国外;向国外(尤指海外)

    overseas trips

    海外旅行。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This means its products are suitable for use in overseas markets and in the broader healthcare sector.
    • The police could get a warrant then find out the person is going off on an overseas trip.
    • Even the underground trains in most overseas cities have a map showing the stations.
    • The latest figures show the numbers of overseas tourists are still falling.
    • Virtually all of our overseas visitors will be coming from the coast and going to the coast.
    • The number of overseas weddings has increased by 55 per cent in the last five years.
    • As Mr Wood put it, the policy covers overseas secondment as well as business trips.
    • The influence of overseas players in England has undoubtedly played a part.
    • Our collection was the cheapest and best way of keeping a record of overseas trips.
    • One concerns my conclusion that the Kirk's overseas mission should be cut back drastically.
    • In that time she accompanied members of the Royal Family on some unforgettable overseas tours.
    • The research report also notes a sharp increase in the number of overseas students coming to Britain.
    • Quite properly, the city's galleries and museums put on a spread for the many overseas visitors.
    • Even more tightly controlled than small trips within Japan is overseas travel.
    • He's come into the Scotland team, as an overseas player, and dealt with the pressure very well.
    • It is his second overseas trip since leaving office following a trip to Britain in June.
    • One of his sisters and he have become very close and she has even been on overseas trips with Don.
    • Britain is also second only to the United States in the number of overseas doctors it recruits every year.
    • Many of us have an overseas trip twice a year while there are more people than you think who travel abroad up to five times a year.
    • They would then be able to compete with the new wave of overseas entrants on quality, waiting times and price.
    Synonyms
    distant, remote, far off, far flung, external, outside

Phrases

  • from overseas

    • From abroad.

      Example sentencesExamples
      • With its streamlined body and long legs, the Mudhol can beat any retriever or gundog from overseas.
      • Maybe so, but a service of this kind, perhaps from overseas, is only a matter of time.
      • We have good wire benders and thus headpieces are always done here, but some things come from overseas.
      • You can expect to travel yourself and also entertain visitors from overseas.
      • All his spare time goes towards reading police journals, including those from overseas.
      • Recently, I've been doing a load of networking with people from overseas.
      • Health system is being slowly rebuilt, often with much needed assistance from overseas.
      • People from overseas would be appalled at the state of the place.
      • It is believed some of the dentists are to be recruited from overseas, with an orthodontist due to arrive from New Zealand.
      • We could also consider allowing more professionals from overseas who are willing to work here to do so.
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