alien

/eyl-yuhn, ey-lee-uhn/US // ˈeɪl yən, ˈeɪ li ən //UK // (ˈeɪljən, ˈeɪlɪən) //

外星人,外国人,异形,外星

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence. See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- : a foreigner.
- : a person who has been estranged or excluded.
- : a creature from outer space; extraterrestrial.

adj.形容词 adjective

adj.foreign

Forms: aliens

Synonyms

For one thing, “computer proofs may not be as alien as we think,” DeDeo said.
Astrobiologists now consider it one of the most likely places to search for alien life in the solar system.
“We basically pretend we’re alien observers looking at our planet,” says Giada Arney, a planetary scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.
If the aliens ever show up at Earth they won’t ask to be taken to our leader, they’ll ask for a cheek swab and a consent form.
In interplanetary texts, humans of all nations, races, and genders have to come together as one people in the face of alien invasions.
Capaldi said the nature of the character—a time-travelling alien—meant his successor could take any form.
The idea that I might simply want to express my independent thoughts was alien to them.
A limited number of medical patients will be able to purchase “Chunky Diesel” or “Alien Dawg” for just $100.
“They treated me like an alien,” she says, explaining that North Koreans are viciously stereotyped in South Korea.
Last but not least, the Inhumans are a genetically advanced “inhuman race” that was formed via experimentation by the alien Kree.
The member banks should look upon the reserve bank not as an alien but as their own institution.

/eyl-yuhn, ey-lee-uhn/US // ˈeɪl yən, ˈeɪ li ən //UK // (ˈeɪljən, ˈeɪlɪən) //

外星人,外国人,异形,外星

n.名词 noun

1
- : Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence. See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- : a foreigner.
- : a person who has been estranged or excluded.
- : a creature from outer space; extraterrestrial.

adj.形容词 adjective

adj.foreign

Forms: aliens

Synonyms

For one thing, “computer proofs may not be as alien as we think,” DeDeo said.
Astrobiologists now consider it one of the most likely places to search for alien life in the solar system.
“We basically pretend we’re alien observers looking at our planet,” says Giada Arney, a planetary scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.
If the aliens ever show up at Earth they won’t ask to be taken to our leader, they’ll ask for a cheek swab and a consent form.
In interplanetary texts, humans of all nations, races, and genders have to come together as one people in the face of alien invasions.
Capaldi said the nature of the character—a time-travelling alien—meant his successor could take any form.
The idea that I might simply want to express my independent thoughts was alien to them.
A limited number of medical patients will be able to purchase “Chunky Diesel” or “Alien Dawg” for just $100.
“They treated me like an alien,” she says, explaining that North Koreans are viciously stereotyped in South Korea.
Last but not least, the Inhumans are a genetically advanced “inhuman race” that was formed via experimentation by the alien Kree.
The member banks should look upon the reserve bank not as an alien but as their own institution.