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| /ɪkˈstɜːnl/ |
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| 1 | coming from outside a place or organization 外界的；外部的 |
| sources of external financing 外部筹资的来源 |
| a bureaucracy that is too vulnerable to external pressure 易受外界压力影响的官僚政治 |
| | 1a | coming from outside a particular school or university 校外的 | | An external examiner will mark all exam papers. 一位校外的考官会为所有的考卷打分。 | |
| | 1b | involving countries other than your own 涉及外国的；对外的；国外的 | | the commissioner for external affairs 外事专员 | | our country’ s external debt 我国的外债 | |
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| 2 | on or from the outside of something such as a building or someone’ s body （建筑物、身体等）外部的，外面的，外表的 |
| external doors/walls 外门/外墙 |
| her external appearance 她的外貌 |
| | 2a | if a medicine is for external use , it is intended to be used on the outside of your body only and must not be swallowed （药物）外用的 | |
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| externally adv |
| an externally funded project 外来投资项目 |
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