overseas

/ˌəʊvəˈsiːz/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌəʊvərˈsiːz/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌō-vər-ˈsēz/ (ame, mw)

overseas — adjective

1. connected with a country outside your own, or located there rather than at home.

1.形容詞B2
釋義

connected with a country outside your own, or located there rather than at home.

例句

The company opened an overseas branch in Bangkok last year.

pattern: overseas + noun

Overseas students at the fair shared food from twelve countries.

collocation: overseas students

同義詞
  • foreign

    broader and sometimes more neutral; it can describe anything from another country, not only life or activity abroad

  • international

    usually stresses links between several countries, not simply being in one other country

  • offshore

    can overlap in business contexts, but often suggests finance, tax arrangements, or location at sea

反義詞
  • domestic

    inside the home country rather than abroad

  • local

    near a particular place, not in another country

文法句型

overseas + noun

用法筆記

Usually placed before a noun, especially with words about business, study, travel, and visitors: 'overseas branch', 'overseas student', 'overseas market'. Distinguish from adverb sense 1, which comes after the verb: 'work overseas'.

常見錯誤

❌My sister works overseas company.
✅My sister works for an overseas company.
💡this adjective must modify a noun, not stand alone after the verb.

overseas — adverb