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徵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