Many engineering firms send their junior staff overseas to gain experience with international building codes.
许多工程公司派初级员工到海外学习国际建筑规范的经验。
Which choice best defines “overseas”?
C — In or to a foreign country across the sea. “overseas” means in or to a foreign country across the sea.
Which word means “in or to a foreign country across the sea”?
B — overseas. “overseas” means in or to a foreign country across the sea.
overseas — in or to a foreign country across the sea. In Chinese: 在海外，去国外.
overseas is pronounced /ˌoʊvərˈsiːz/.
Many engineering firms send their junior staff overseas to gain experience with international building codes. (许多工程公司派初级员工到海外学习国际建筑规范的经验。)
abroad, internationally, transoceanic — all close in meaning to overseas (in or to a foreign country across the sea).
domestically, locally — each the opposite of overseas (in or to a foreign country across the sea).
Yes. overseas is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.