outgoing
adj
1 [attrib 作定语]
(a) going out; leaving 外出的; 离开的
an outgoing ship, tide 离岸的船、 退落的潮水
the outgoing tenant, ie the one who is leaving the house 即将迁出的房客.
(b) leaving office, a political post, etc 将离任、 离职等的
the outgoing government 即行交班的政府
the outgoing president 将卸任的总统.
2 friendly and sociable 友好而好交际的; 外向的
She's very outgoing. 她很外向.
an outgoing personality 外向的个性
He's never been an outgoing type. 他可不是那种好交际的人.
Some of the bigger firms are engaged in researches which are of such general and fundamental nature that it is a positive advantage to them not to keep them secret.