中英词典:alien
形容词(Adjective):
1. 外来的;外国的
- 英文解释:belonging to a foreign country or nation.
- 例句:He is an alien resident in the United States.(他是美国的外国居民。)
- 同义词:foreign, non-native
- 反义词:native, indigenous
2. 陌生的;不熟悉的
- 英文解释:not familiar or comfortable to someone.
- 例句:She found the new school environment alien.(她觉得新学校的环境很陌生。)
- 同义词:strange, unfamiliar
- 反义词:familiar, known
名词(Noun):
1. 外星人
- 英文解释:a creature from a planet other than Earth.
- 例句:The movie depicts an encounter between humans and aliens.(这部电影描绘了人类与外星人的相遇。)
- 同义词:extraterrestrial, ET
- 反义词:earthling
2. 外国人;外侨
- 英文解释:a person who is not a citizen of the country in which they are living or working.
- 例句:The company employs many aliens from different countries.(该公司雇佣了许多来自不同国家的外国人。)
- 同义词:foreigner, expatriate
- 反义词:citizen
词语辨析:
- alien, foreign, and unfamiliar都可用来形容某事物与个人所熟悉的环境或文化不同。alien强调来自外国或外星的特征;foreign强调属于其他国家或地区的特征;unfamiliar强调对某事物缺乏了解或不熟悉。
词汇扩充:
alienate: 使疏远;使离间
alienation: 疏远;离间;疏离感
alienable: 可转让的;可让与的
unalienable: 不可剥夺的;不可分割的
alienation of affection: 丧失感情;感情疏远
柯林斯词典(Collins Dictionary):
英文解释:An alien is someone who is not a citizen of the country in which they are living or working.
例句:He was an illegal alien.(他是一名非法移民。)
牛津词典(Oxford Dictionary):
英文解释:Belonging to a foreign country or nation.
例句:He was an alien resident in the United States.(他是美国的外国居民。)
用法:
1. alien作为形容词时,通常用来描述外国的、陌生的或不熟悉的事物。
- They had to adapt to an alien culture.(他们不得不适应陌生的文化。)
2. alien作为名词时,可以指外星人或外国人。
- The existence of aliens has always been a topic of debate.(外星人的存在一直是个争论的话题。)
- The government imposed restrictions on employing aliens.(政府对雇佣外国人实施了限制。)
例句:
1. The movie depicts an encounter between humans and aliens.
(这部电影描绘了人类与外星人的相遇。)
2. The alien landscape of the desert fascinated the tourists.
(沙漠的陌生景观吸引了游客。)
3. She felt like an alien in her new school, not knowing anyone.
(她在新学校里感觉像个陌生人,不认识任何人。)
4. The government is taking measures to control illegal aliens.
(政府正在采取措施控制非法移民。)
5. He has an alien accent that is difficult to understand.
(他有一种难以理解的外国口音。)
6. The novel explores the idea of an alien invasion.
(这本小说探索了外星人入侵的想法。)
7. The alien spacecraft landed in a remote field.
(外星飞船降落在一个偏远的田野上。)
8. The children were fascinated by the alien creature in the zoo.
(孩子们对动物园里的外星生物很着迷。)
9. The government is deporting illegal aliens back to their home countries.
(政府正在将非法移民遣返到他们的祖国。)
10. The protagonist in the story is an alien from another planet.
(故事中的主人公是来自另一个星球的外星人。)
11. The alien language was completely incomprehensible to the linguists.
(对于语言学家来说,外星语言完全无法理解。)
12. The embassy provides assistance to aliens seeking visas.
(大使馆为寻求签证的外国人提供帮助。)
13. The alien plants quickly overtook the native species in the ecosystem.
(外来植物迅速占领了生态系统中的本土物种。)
14. The government introduced new policies to attract alien investors.
(政府推出了新的政策以吸引外国投资者。)
15. The alien landscape of the moon fascinated astronomers for centuries.
(月球上的陌生景观几个世纪以来一直吸引着天文学家。)
16. The main character in the novel feels like an alien in his own family.
(小说的主人公感觉自己在自己的家庭里像个外人。)
17. The alien culture had a profound impact on the local traditions.
(外来文化对当地传统产生了深远的影响。)
18. The alien invasion caused panic among the population.
(外星人入侵引起了人群中的恐慌。)
19. The alien spacecraft hovered silently in the night sky.
(外星飞船在夜空中静静地悬停着。)
20. The locals were wary of the alien presence in their town.
(当地人对他们镇上的外来人员持谨慎态度。)