[ADJ 形容词]外国的;异族的Alien means belonging to a different country, race, or group, usually one you do not like or are frightened of.
[usu ADJ n]
[disapproval]
[FORMAL 正式]
He said they were opposed to the presence of alien forces in the region.
他说他们反对外国军队驻扎在该地区。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]怪异的;可怕的;异己的 You use alien to describe something that seems strange and perhaps frightening, because it is not part of your normal experience.
[usu ADJ n]
His work offers an insight into an alien culture.
他的作品能让人们对一种异域文化产生较深入的了解。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]陌生的;格格不入的;不相容的 If something is alien to you or to your normal feelings or behaviour, it is not the way you would normally feel or behave.
[v-link ADJ to n]
[FORMAL 正式]
Such an attitude is alien to most businessmen.
大多数商界人士都会对这样的态度感到陌生。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]外国人 An alien is someone who is not a legal citizen of the country in which they live.
[FORMAL or LEGAL 正式或法律]
Both women had hired illegal aliens for child care...
两个女人都曾雇过非法入境者照看孩子。
When war broke out, he was interned as an enemy alien.
战争爆发时,他作为敌国人士遭到关押。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]外星人 In science fiction, an alien is a creature from outer space.
Oxford
alien/ˈeɪliən; NAmEˈeɪliən/
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noun
alienaliensadjective1alien(to sb/sth) strange and frightening; different from what you are used to 陌生的;不熟悉SYN
hostile
◆an alien environment陌生的环境◆In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security.在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里,他是她唯一的守护神。2( often disapproving) from another country or society; foreign 外国的;异域的◆an alien culture异族文化3( disapproving) not usual or acceptable 不相容;相抵触;格格不入aliento sb/sth ◆The idea is alien to our religion.这种思想与我们的宗教不相容。◆Cruelty was quite alien to him.他绝无残忍之心。4connected with creatures from another world 外星的◆alien beings from outer space外星人noun1(NAmE alsoˌnon-ˈcitizen)( law 律ortechnical 术语) a person who is not a citizen of the country in which they live or work 外国人;外侨◆an illegal alien非法外侨☞compare
resident alien
2a creature from another world 外星生物◆aliens from outer space外星人alien/ˈeɪliən; NAmEˈeɪliən/
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alien1 adjective
alien2 noun
aliena‧li‧en1 /ˈeɪliən/ ●●○ adjective
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1very different from what you are used to, especially in a way that is difficult to understand or acceptSYN strange: the alien environment of the citybe alien to somebody a way of life that is totally alien to us2belonging to another country or raceSYN foreign: alien cultures an alien multiracial society3[only before noun] relating to creatures from another world: alien beings from another planet
alien1 adjective
alien2 noun
alienalien2 ●○○ noun [countable]
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1someone who is not a legal citizen of the country they are living or working in: illegal aliens entering the countryRegisterAlien is used in official contexts. In everyday English, foreigner is used, but can sound disapproving or unfriendly. To avoid this, people often use the expression people from other countries instead:· In those days people from other countries rarely came to Japan.2in stories, a creature from another world
WDF
alien
[ˈeɪliən]aliened, aliening, aliens
CET6TEM4考研TOEFLIELTS
n4008
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1163
3879
1248
802
1037
j5210
5206
359
2299
987
452
1109
NOUN5226
174497
ADJ6136
132693
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aliens[11255]
外星人(65%),外国人(14%),陌生的(9%),外国的(5%),外侨(4%),相异的(3%)
n.外国人,外侨;外星人
adj.外国的;相异的,性质不同的;不相容的
vt.让渡,转让
n.(Alien)人名;(法)阿利安
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