中英词典:Aliens
名词
1. 外星人 (n.)
意思:指来自地球之外的生物。
词语扩充:extraterrestrial beings,ETs
例句:
- Do you believe in aliens from other planets? (你相信其他行星上的外星人吗?)
- The movie depicts aliens invading Earth. (这部电影描述了外星人入侵地球。)
2. 外侨,外国人 (n.)
意思:指来自其他国家或地区的人。
词语辨析:foreigners(更普遍的表达,可以包括游客和短期居住的外国人)
例句:
- The government has implemented new policies to attract more aliens to invest in the country. (政府已经实施了新政策,以吸引更多外侨来投资该国。)
- The city has a large population of aliens who migrated from neighboring countries. (这个城市有很多从邻国移民过来的外国人。)
形容词
1. 外星的 (adj.)
意思:与外星球有关的。
词语扩充:extraterrestrial
例句:
- Scientists are searching for evidence of alien life on Mars. (科学家正在寻找火星上外星生命的证据。)
- The movie portrays an alien civilization with advanced technology. (这部电影描绘了一个拥有先进技术的外星文明。)
2. 外国的,外地的 (adj.)
意思:与其他国家或地区有关的。
词语辨析:foreign,overseas
例句:
- The company has expanded its operations to attract alien investors. (该公司已经扩大了业务,以吸引外国投资者。)
- He decided to study abroad to experience alien cultures. (他决定出国留学,体验外国文化。)
词汇扩充
- extraterrestrial life 外星生命
- alien invasion 外星人入侵
- illegal aliens 非法移民
- alien culture 外国文化
近义词
- extraterrestrial
- foreigner
反义词
- citizen
- native
柯林斯词典
名词
1. In science fiction, an alien is a creature from another planet.
2. An alien is someone who is not a citizen of the country in which they are living or working.
3. If someone describes you as an alien, they mean that you seem to be very different from other people, usually in a way that they disapprove of.
形容词
1. Alien means belonging to a foreign country or nation.
2. Alien means belonging to or connected with creatures from another planet.
牛津词典
名词
1. A foreigner, especially one who is not a naturalized citizen of the country where they are living.
2. A hypothetical or fictional being from another world.
3. A person who is not familiar or comfortable with a particular situation or culture.
形容词
1. Belonging to a foreign country or nation.
2. Strange and unsettling; foreign.
用法
- Alien is a common term used in science fiction to refer to creatures or beings from other planets.
- In legal contexts, alien is used to refer to someone who is not a citizen of a particular country.
- The term alien can also be used metaphorically to describe someone who is seen as different or unfamiliar in a certain situation or culture.
例句
1. The movie depicts an epic battle between humans and aliens. (这部电影描绘了人类与外星人之间的史诗般的战斗。)
2. Many people claim to have witnessed sightings of aliens. (许多人声称目击过外星人。)
3. The government implemented stricter immigration policies to control illegal aliens. (政府实施了更严格的移民政策,以控制非法移民。)
4. She felt like an alien in a foreign country, not understanding the language or customs. (她觉得自己在这个国外就像个外星人,不懂语言和风俗。)
5. The novel explores the encounter between humans and an alien civilization. (这本小说探索了人类与外星文明的相遇。)
6. The alien landscape of the desert fascinated the explorers. (沙漠的外星般风景让探险家们着迷。)
7. The government provided support for alien entrepreneurs to start businesses in the country. (政府为外国企业家提供支持,在该国开办企业。)
8. The documentary delves into the mysteries of alien abductions. (这部纪录片深入探讨了外星人绑架的奥秘。)
9. The alien language was completely incomprehensible to the linguists. (对语言学家来说,那种外星语言完全无法理解。)
10. The museum had an exhibit on ancient alien civilizations. (博物馆展出了关于古代外星文明的展品。)
11. The town's residents were suspicious of the alien newcomers. (镇上的居民对这些外来者心存怀疑。)
12. The protagonist of the story forms an unlikely friendship with an alien creature. (这个故事的主人公与一个外星生物结下了意想不到的友谊。)
13. Some people believe that crop circles are created by aliens. (有些人相信农田圆圈是由外星人创造的。)
14. The alien technology far surpassed anything humans had ever seen. (那种外星技术远远超过了人类曾经见过的任何东西。)
15. The alien visitor was fascinated by the diversity of Earth's ecosystems. (这位外星访客对地球生态系统的多样性感到着迷。)
16. The astronauts conducted experiments to search for signs of alien life. (宇航员进行实验,寻找外星生命的迹象。)
17. The novel tells the story of a human who becomes stranded on an alien planet. (这本小说讲述了一个人类在外星球上被困的故事。)
18. The child's vivid imagination led to stories about encounters with aliens. (孩子丰富的想象力导致了关于与外星人相遇的故事。)
19. The witness described the alien spaceship as a large, glowing object. (目击者将外星飞船描述为一个巨大的发光物体。)
20. The scientist devoted his life to studying the possibility of alien civilizations. (这位科学家献身于研究外星文明的可能性。)