1ADJ [usually ADJ n]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. 外国的;异族的 [formal, disapproval]
He said they were opposed to the presence of alien forces in the region.
2ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n]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. 怪异的;可怕的;异己的
3ADJ-GRADED 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. 陌生的;格格不入的;不相容的 [formal]
Such an attitude is alien to most businessmen. [+ to]
大多数商界人士都会对这样的态度感到陌生。
4N-COUNT 外国人 An alien is someone who is not a legal citizen of the country in which they live. 外国人 [formal, law]
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.
1non-citizen非公民ADJECTIVE | VERB + ALIENADJECTIVE➤enemy敵國僑民◇During the war, he was imprisoned as an enemy alien.戰爭期間,他作為敵國僑民被關押。➤illegal, undocumented (NAmE) 非法外僑;未登記的僑民(非法入境僑民)◇Illegal aliens are usually deported to their country of origin.非法外僑通常被逐回原籍國。➤criminal (NAmE) 犯罪的外國人▸➤undesirable不受歡迎的外國人▸➤resident外籍居民VERB + ALIEN➤deport將僑民驅逐出境◇The provisions would broaden the government's ability to deport aliens.這些規定會擴大政府驅逐僑民的能力。➤apprehend, arrest, detain (all especially NAmE) 拘押/逮捕/拘留僑民➤hire (especially NAmE) 雇用僑民◇It is illegal for employers to hire aliens not authorized for employment. (NAmE) 雇主雇用無就業許可的僑民是非法的。alien
noun²
2creature from another planet來自另一行星的生物ADJECTIVE | ALIEN + VERBADJECTIVE➤space外星人◇Do you genuinely believe that space aliens have landed on our planet?你真的相信外星人來過我們的星球嗎?➤giant巨型外星人➤intelligent有智慧的外星人◇Few movies represent intelligent aliens as physically different from humans.多數電影中有智慧的外星人幾乎與人類長得差不多。ALIEN + VERB➤abduct, kidnap外星人誘拐/綁架◇He was convinced that he'd been abducted by aliens.他堅信自己被外星人綁架過。➤invade外星人入侵◇In the movie aliens invade Earth.該影片中,外星人入侵了地球。alien
adjective
VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be, feel, seem陌生;感覺陌生;好像陌生▸➤become變得陌生▸➤find sth覺得⋯陌生◇It was an act of violence that she found alien and shocking.這是一起讓她感到陌生和震驚的暴力行為。ADVERB➤so, very如此格格不入;很陌生▸➤completely, entirely, totally, utterly截然不同;完全陌生▸➤quite, somewhat相當/有些陌生▸➤essentially本質上不同◇What is it like to live in an essentially alien culture?生活在截然不同的文化中會是什麼樣呢?PREPOSITION➤to對⋯來說陌生◇They spoke a language totally alien to him.他們說一種對他來說完全陌生的語言。