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| 1 | from another country or in another country 从外国来的；外国产的；（在）外国的 |
| Working in a foreign country takes some getting used to. 在外国工作需要一段时间去适应。 |
| Do you speak any foreign languages? 你会说外语吗？ |
| They’ ve already had two foreign holidays this year. 他们今年已经出国度假两次。 |
| | 1a | dealing with or relating to other countries 对外的；涉外的 | | foreign policy 对外政策 | | the part of the newspaper dealing with foreign affairs 报纸上关于外交事务的部分 | |
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| 2 | not typical of something or someone and therefore not expected or familiar 非典型的；陌生的；不相容的 |
| In some versions of free-market economics, the notion of public service is quite foreign. 在自由市场经济学的某些观点中，公共服务这个概念相当陌生。 |
| +to She was in a state of deep depression that was totally foreign to her nature. 她处于极度消沉的状态，这完全不像她的性格。 |
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| 3 | medical not forming a normal part of the body’ s immune system 外来的；异体的 |
| the immune system’ s response to foreign proteins 免疫系统对异种蛋白质的反应 |
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