coming from outside an organization外部的；外面的◆An external auditor will verify the accounts.外部审计师将会查验账目。◆The company has interviewed both internal and external candidates for the job.这家公司对内部和外部应征这个职位的人都进行了面试。used to describe the situation when a company increases in size by buying or joining with other companies外在的（通过收购或联合扩大规模的）◆They expect to use about €3.5 billion for external growth over a three-year period.他们期望用大约 35 亿欧元在三年时间内实现外延式增长。➡inorganic connected with foreign countries外国的◆an increase in external trade对外贸易增长◆Japan's economy has been supported largely by external demand.日本经济在很大程度上依靠国外需求。 () that is not built into the main computer or device but must be connected to it（计算机设备）外置的◆an external modem/disk drive外置调制解调器／磁盘驱动器OPPinternal