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a foreigner from [place]
表示来自某国的外国人。
She is a foreigner from Japan.
她是来自日本的外国人。
外国人
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外国人
a person who comes from a foreign country
She is a foreigner from Japan.
她是来自日本的外国人。
来自外国的人
A person from a foreign country.
外国人；非本国公民
a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
工厂员工私下进行的工作而非通过公司
A private job run by an employee at a trade factory rather than going through the business.
被排斥在群体之外的人；局外人
someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group
As a foreigner, he found the local customs fascinating.
作为一个外国人，他发现当地习俗很迷人。
The company hired several foreigners to work in their overseas branch.
公司雇佣了几名外国人在海外分公司工作。
It's not easy being a foreigner in a country where you don't speak the language.
在一个你不会说当地语言的国家做外国人并不容易。
表示来自某国的外国人。
She is a foreigner from Japan.
她是来自日本的外国人。
表达因环境陌生而产生的不适感。
I felt like a foreigner in that small town.
在那个小镇上，我感觉自己像个外国人。
They were treated as foreigners in their own country.
他们在自己国家被当作外国人对待。
Not this
She is a foreigner teacher.
Use this
She is a foreign teacher.
“foreigner” 是名词，不能作定语修饰名词；应使用形容词 “foreign”。
Not this
He is a foreigner student.
Use this
He is a foreign student.
“foreigner” 是名词，不能作定语修饰名词；应使用形容词 “foreign”。
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非法外国人
The government deported an illegal foreigner.
政府驱逐了一名非法外国人。
对外国人友好的
The city is known for being foreigner-friendly.
这个城市以对外国人友好而闻名。
对待外国人
We should treat foreigners with respect.
我们应该尊重对待外国人。
欢迎外国人
The local community welcomed the foreigners warmly.
当地社区热情欢迎了这些外国人。
外国人社区
She lives in a large foreigner community.
她住在一个很大的外国人社区里。
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记忆'foreigner'：拆为'for'（为了）+ 'eign'（国家）+ 'er'（人），联想'为了异国的人'，即外国人。
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All words in this group genuinely rhyme with 'foreigner' in their final unstressed -er syllable. However, note that the similar-looking word 'foreign' (/'fɒr.ɪn/ or /'fɔːr.ɪn/) does not rhyme because it lacks the final -er sound.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.