1 (only before a noun 只用于名词前) of or on the inside (of a place, person or object) 内部的:
He was rushed to hospital with internal injuries.他受了内伤,马上被急忙送进医院。
2 happening or existing inside a particular organization 组织内部的:
an internal exam (= one arranged and marked inside a particular school or college)校内考试an internal police inquiry警方的内部调查
3 (used about political or economic affairs) inside a country; not abroad (指政治或经济事务)国内的:
a country's internal affairs/trade/markets一个国家的内政╱国内贸易╱国内市场an internal flight国内航班 [OPP] external 反义词为external➔internally /-nəli ||; -nḷɪ/ advThis medicine is not to be taken internally (= not swallowed).这药不可内服。
internal/Inˋtɝnḷ; Inˈtɜːnl/adj inside something such as your body or a country [ external ] 内部的﹔体内的﹔国内的: internal bleeding 内出血internal flights 国内航班 —internally adv
internaladjectiveof or on the inside: He has internal injuries (= inside his body).oppositeexternal▶ internallyadverb: The matter was dealt with internally.