overseas

adj.

1. 外国的；海外的
   connected with foreign countries, especially those separated from your country by the sea or ocean
   1. overseas development/markets/trade
      海外发展 / 市场 / 贸易
   2. overseas students/visitors
      外国留学生 / 游客

adv.

1. 在国外；在海外
   to or in a foreign country, especially those separated from your country by the sea or ocean
   1. to live/work/go overseas
      在国外生活 / 工作；出国
   2. The product is sold both at home and overseas.
      这个产品行销国内外。

1. ADJ （在）海外的；（在）国外的
   You use overseas to describe things that involve or are in foreign countries, usually across a sea or an ocean.
   1. He has returned to South Africa from his long overseas trip.
      他结束了漫长的海外旅行回到南非。
   2. ...overseas trade figures.
      海外贸易额
   3. Overseas is also an adverb.
      
   4. If you're staying for more than three months or working overseas, a full 10-year passport is required...
      在国外工作或居留3个月以上，需要持10年期的护照。
   5. Much of the investment was overseas.
      大部分均为海外投资。
2. ADJ （学生、游客等）来自海外的，来自外国的
   An overseas student or visitor comes from a foreign country, usually across a sea or an ocean.
   1. Every year nine million overseas visitors come to London.
      每年有900万外国游客来伦敦观光。

1. Candidates in India are advised to submit their applications through the overseas student office in London
   印度的申请人被告知通过驻伦敦的海外学生办公室递交申请表。
2. The rise in overseas sales is good news for the ailing American economy.
   海外销售额的上升对于不景气的美国经济来说是个好消息。
3. The dollar's recent strength is crimping overseas sales and profits.
   美元最近的坚挺影响了国外的销量和利润。
4. They are no longer part of a duopoly on overseas routes.
   他们不再是垄断海外航线的两强之一。
5. His task will be to duplicate his success overseas here at home
   他在海外取得了成功，现在的任务就是要在国内再创辉煌。
6. She accused the Foreign Office of disgraceful failure to support British citizens arrested overseas.
   她指责说，外交部未能给在海外被捕的英国公民提供支持是可耻的。
7. Its geographical location stimulated overseas mercantile enterprise.
   它的地理位置引起了海外商家的兴趣。
8. A lot hinges on how we are viewed by overseas investors.
   很多事都取决于海外投资者对我们的看法。
9. The news from overseas is overwhelmingly negative
   来自海外的消息特别不容乐观。
10. New opportunities are opening up for investors who want a more direct stake in overseas companies.
    希望更加直接地参股海外公司的投资者获得了新的机会。
11. The team's products easily outsell those of other American baseball clubs overseas
    该棒球队产品的海外销量要远超过美国其他棒球俱乐部。
12. He has returned to South Africa from his long overseas trip.
    他结束了漫长的海外旅行回到南非。
13. Every year nine million overseas visitors come to London.
    每年有900万外国游客来伦敦观光。
14. Peace brought no solution to the economic problems that pivoted on overseas trade.
    和平没有为依赖海外贸易的经济问题带来解决办法。
15. I'd like to place an overseas call.
    我想打一个国际长途。
16. It is normal to spend two or three years working in this country before being posted overseas.
    被派往海外之前，通常会在这个国家工作两三年。
17. Relevant work experience is required for overseas postings.
    派驻海外要求有相关的工作经验。
18. Some schools have resorted to recruiting teachers from overseas.
    有些学校不得不开始从海外招收老师。
19. We coordinate the reports from the overseas divisions, and send them on to headquarters in Athens.
    我们整理了海外各部门的报告然后再将其转发给雅典的总部。
20. There are now 400 staff at headquarters, servicing our regional and overseas work
    现在总部有400名职员负责地区和海外事务。
21. Bananas are packed before being transported to the docks for shipment overseas.
    香蕉在运到码头发往海外之前已经装箱。
22. The prices of overseas holidays are subject to surcharges.
    海外度假游的价格受各种附加费的影响。
23. The University has a well-established tradition of welcoming postgraduate students from overseas.
    这所大学有着欢迎海外研究生就读的悠久传统。
24. It is generally known that the overseas Chinese are a hardworking lot.
    众所周知华侨是刻苦耐劳的。
25. The Chinese residents overseas are much in the thoughts of the people at home.
    祖国人民对海外同胞深为关怀。
26. Overseas Chinese cherish the memory of their home land.
    侨胞想念祖国。
27. They deprived a large number of the overseas Chinese of their means of livelihood and drove them out of their residences in dire poverty.
    他们剥夺了大批华侨劳动人民的生活资料，然后将他们扫地出门。
28. The overseas trades have been developing these years.
    这些年对外贸易得到了发展。
29. They have gone to live overseas.
    他们搬到国外去住了。
30. Overseas we visited many countries.
    在海外我们访问了很多国家。

  alien exotic foreign overseas【导航词义：外国的】

  alien adj. 外国的，异域的

〔辨析〕指属于另一个国家的，比 foreign 更正式，但没有 foreign 使用普遍，且常含贬义。

  exotic adj. 〈褒〉来自异国的，外国情调的

〔辨析〕尤指来自热带国家的。

  foreign adj. 外国的，国外的

〔辨析〕普通用词，泛指来自他国的或与他国有关的。

  overseas adj. 海外的，国外来的

〔辨析〕指来自、存在于或发生在海外国家的，只作定语。

adj

1. in a foreign country
   1. markets abroad
   2. overseas markets

   Synonym:    abroad

2. being or passing over or across the sea
   1. some overseas trade in grain arose

   Synonym:    oversea

adv

1. in a place across an ocean

   Synonym:    abroad

2. beyond or across the sea
   1. He lived overseas for many years

   Synonym:    oversea