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overseas

🇬🇧 UK/'әuvә'si:z/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 3kIELTSA2

Definitions

adv.

Abroad; across the sea; in or to a foreign country.

在海外,在国外

adj.

Located in, coming from, or relating to a foreign country across the sea.

海外的,国外的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
overexcessively, above
+
sealarge body of salt water, ocean
+
splural
=overseas

Common Collocations

  • 1.overseas market海外市场
  • 2.overseas investment海外投资
  • 3.study overseas出国留学

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The company expanded its overseas operations to Southeast Asia last year.

  • 2.

    Many students choose to study overseas to broaden their educational experience.

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