multinational
UK/mʌltɪ'næʃ(ə)n(ə)l/US/.mʌlti'næʃәnl/
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Definitions
adj.
Operating in or involving many countries.
跨国的；涉及多国的。
n.
A large company operating in several countries.
跨国公司。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedmulti-many, much
+
nationalborn, birth
=multinational
multi- (many) + national = "involving many nations." As a noun, short for a multinational company.
Common Collocations
- 1.multinational company跨国公司
- 2.multinational corporation跨国企业
- 3.a major multinational大型跨国公司
Example Sentences
- 1.
She works for a multinational based in Singapore.
- 2.
Multinational corporations dominate the industry.