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internal

adjective
 OPAL WOPAL S
🔊/ɪnˈtɜːnl/
🔊/ɪnˈtɜːrnl/
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  1.  
     [only before noun] connected with the inside of something内部的；里面的
    • the internal structure of a building大楼的内部结构
    • internal doors内门
    opposite external
  2.  
     [only before noun] connected with the inside of your body体内的
    • internal organs内脏
    • internal bleeding/injuries内部出血/伤害
    • The medicine is not for internal use.这种药不可内服。🔊🔊
    opposite external
  3.  
     [usually before noun] involving or affecting only the people who are part of a particular organization rather than people from outside it（机构）内部的
    • The company has launched an internal investigation into the claims.该公司已对索赔进行了内部调查。
    • an internal inquiry/review/audit 内部查询/审查/审核
    • an internal memo/document内部备忘录/文件
    • Does the bank to have adequate records, systems and internal controls?银行是否有足够的记录，系统和内部控制？
    • the internal workings of government政府内部的运作
    • internal divisions within the company公司内部的各部门
    see also internal market opposite external
  4.  
     [only before noun] connected with a country’s own affairs rather than those that involve other countries 内政的；国内的synonym domestic
    • He accused the US of trying to interfere in his country's internal affairs.他指责美国试图干涉该国的内政。
    • an alleged threat to the country's internal security据称对该国内部安全的威胁
    • an internal flight (= within a country)国内航班
    opposite external
    Extra Examples
    • Nations should be left to resolve their own internal difficulties.本国问题应由本国解决。
    • She was on an internal flight from London to Manchester.她正在从伦敦飞往曼彻斯特的内部航班。
    • The civil war led to considerable internal migration.内战导致了国内大量居民的迁移。
  5. coming from within a thing itself rather than from outside it本身的；自身的
    • a theory that lacks internal consistency (= whose parts are not in agreement with each other)缺乏内部一致性的理论
    • Some photos contain internal evidence (= fashions, transport, etc.) that may help to date them.有些照片自身就含有确定拍摄日期的佐证。🔊🔊
  6. happening or existing in your mind 内心的；头脑中的synonym inner
    • She struggled with her own internal conflicts.她为自己的内部矛盾而挣扎。
    • internal struggles/strife内部斗争/冲突
    7. Word Originearly 16th cent. (in the sense ‘intrinsic’): from modern Latin internalis, from Latin internus ‘inward, internal’.