extraterrestrial

/ek-struh-tuh-res-tree-uhl/US // ˌɛk strə təˈrɛs tri əl //UK // (ˌɛkstrətɪˈrɛstrɪəl) //

外星人,外星,地外人,地外生物

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

1
- : outside, or originating outside, the limits of the earth.

n.名词 noun

1
- : an extraterrestrial being: a science fiction novel about extraterrestrials conquering the earth.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounalien

Synonyms

martian火星人,火星人,火星人的,火星人的事 e.t.外星人。little green man小绿人,小绿人儿,小绿色人,绿色小人 men from outer space来自外太空的人,外太空的人,外太空的男人,外太空人 space being空间被,空间是,空间,空间的存在 space inhabitant空间居住者,空间居民,空中居民,太空居民

Examples

All of this was enough to spur journalist Laura Krantz to launch an investigation of her own into what we really know about extraterrestrials.
In recent years, the search for extraterrestrials has been accelerated by a wave of new technologies that allow us to better probe distant reaches of the galaxy.
Given how inhospitable we’ve learned Venus to be, we’ve spent the majority of the last century pinning some of our biggest hopes of finding signs of extraterrestrial life on Mars.
If the discovery holds up, and if no other explanations for the gas are found, then the hellish planet next door could be the first to yield signs of extraterrestrial life — though those are very big ifs.
That order was a follow-up to a law passed in 2015 outlining America’s position that US companies are allowed to own and sell resources they’ve extracted from extraterrestrial bodies.
The quirky chapter on extraterrestrial life is set at Los Angeles International Airport.
It was one of the first novels of extraterrestrial invasion ever written, and it still feels fresh to readers today.
But the idea that some nebulous force of will could have flipped six votes is completely extraterrestrial.
Two of the numbers involve UFOs and aliens, presumably extraterrestrial.
On Sunday, some 125 extraterrestrial rocks will be auctioned off.
If the other continents go as North America has gone, will you alone be divinely translated to some sphere?

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Examples

All of this was enough to spur journalist Laura Krantz to launch an investigation of her own into what we really know about extraterrestrials.

In recent years, the search for extraterrestrials has been accelerated by a wave of new technologies that allow us to better probe distant reaches of the galaxy.

Given how inhospitable we’ve learned Venus to be, we’ve spent the majority of the last century pinning some of our biggest hopes of finding signs of extraterrestrial life on Mars.

If the discovery holds up, and if no other explanations for the gas are found, then the hellish planet next door could be the first to yield signs of extraterrestrial life — though those are very big ifs.

That order was a follow-up to a law passed in 2015 outlining America’s position that US companies are allowed to own and sell resources they’ve extracted from extraterrestrial bodies.

The quirky chapter on extraterrestrial life is set at Los Angeles International Airport.

It was one of the first novels of extraterrestrial invasion ever written, and it still feels fresh to readers today.

But the idea that some nebulous force of will could have flipped six votes is completely extraterrestrial.

Two of the numbers involve UFOs and aliens, presumably extraterrestrial.

On Sunday, some 125 extraterrestrial rocks will be auctioned off.

If the other continents go as North America has gone, will you alone be divinely translated to some sphere?