abroad
abroad — adverb
1. in, to, or from a country that is not the one where you live, usually one you mu
in, to, or from a country that is not the one where you live, usually one you must cross a border or sea to reach.
Merry spent a year studying abroad at a university in Berlin.
study + abroad collocation
My grandparents have never travelled abroad because they are afraid of flying.
travel + abroad
The cheese in this small shop is mostly imported from abroad.
After college, Daniel hopes to live and work abroad for a few years.
Holidays abroad are often more expensive than trips inside Taiwan.
- overseas
very close in meaning; often suggests crossing a sea, common in British English
- internationally
more formal, focuses on between-country activity rather than location
- at home
in your own country
- domestically
more formal; refers to inside one's own country
文法句型
go/live/study/work + abroad
from abroad
用法筆記
Used after a verb or noun, never before it. Note that 'abroad' on its own already means 'in or to a foreign country', so 'go to abroad' is wrong; just say 'go abroad'.
常見錯誤
2. outside the house, especially walking around in a public place; this use sounds
outside the house, especially walking around in a public place; this use sounds old-fashioned or literary today.
Few people were abroad in the village square at that early hour.
literary: people + abroad meaning out and about
A heavy fog had settled, and only the night watchman was still abroad.
old-fashioned narrative use
Mrs. Hayes warned the children not to be abroad after sunset.
By dawn the farmers were already abroad in the fields with their dogs.
文法句型
be + abroad
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: here 'abroad' has nothing to do with foreign countries; it simply means out of the house. Now mostly found in older novels and literary writing — modern speakers usually say 'out' or 'outside'.
常見錯誤
3. passing from person to person so that many people now know about, talk about, or
passing from person to person so that many people now know about, talk about, or feel something — typically rumours, fears, or moods.
There is a rumour abroad that the old factory will be torn down next month.
there is + rumour + abroad
A strong sense of hope was abroad in the city after the election.
feeling + be abroad
Wild stories about the singer's private life were soon abroad on social media.
Fear was abroad in the small town after the second break-in that week.
- around
informal everyday equivalent: 'a rumour going around'
- circulating
more neutral, common in news writing
- widespread
adjective; describes the same idea but used before a noun
- secret
the opposite idea: not yet known by many
文法句型
there is/are + noun + abroad
用法筆記
Subject is usually an abstract noun like rumour, story, fear, hope, or feeling — not a person or object. Often appears in 'there is X abroad' or 'X is abroad'. Formal or journalistic; in casual talk, prefer 'going around' or 'spreading'.