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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5998 COCA: 3977

alien

noun
 
/ˈeɪliən/
/ˈeɪliən/
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  1.  
    (North American English also non-citizen)
    (law法律 or specialist) 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
    Extra Examples
    • During the war, he was imprisoned as an enemy alien.战争期间，他作为敌国侨民被关押。
    • It is illegal for employers to hire aliens not authorized for employment.雇主雇用无就业许可的侨民是非法的。
    • The provisions would broaden the government's ability to deport aliens.这些规定会扩大政府驱逐侨民的能力。
    Topics Social issuesb2, Crime and punishmentb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • enemy
    • illegal
    • undocumented
    • …
    verb + alien
    • deport
    • apprehend
    • arrest
    • …
    See full entry
  2.  
    a creature from another world外星生物
    • aliens from outer space外星人
    Extra Examples
    • Do you genuinely believe that space aliens have landed on our planet?你真的相信外星人来过我们的星球吗？
    • Few movies represent intelligent aliens as physically different from humans.多数电影中有智慧的外星人几乎与人类长得差不多。
    • He was convinced that he'd been abducted by aliens.他坚信自己被外星人绑架过。
    • In the movie aliens invade Earth.该影片中，外星人入侵了地球。
    Topics Spaceb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • space
    • giant
    • intelligent
    • …
    alien + verb
    • abduct
    • kidnap
    • invade
    • …
    See full entry

alien

adjective
 
/ˈeɪliən/
/ˈeɪliən/
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  1.  
    alien (to somebody/something) strange and frightening; different from what you are used to陌生的；不熟悉 synonym 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。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • so
    • very
    • completely
    • …
    preposition
    • to
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    (often disapproving) from another country or society; foreign外国的；异域的
    • an alien culture异族文化
    • alien influences that threatened their way of life威胁他们生活方式的外来影响
    Extra Examples
    • A part of me still feels alien in this country.在这个国家，我的一部分仍然感到陌生。
    • His last years were spent alone and insecure in an alien land.他生命的最后几年是孤身一人在异国他乡度过的，很没有安全感。
    • The peasants had kept an oral tradition alive during centuries of domination by alien cultures.在被外来文化统治的几个世纪里，农民们一直保持着口头传统。
    • Native woodland was destroyed and alien conifers were planted.本土的林地被毁后，植上了外国的针叶树。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • so
    • very
    • completely
    • …
    preposition
    • to
    See full entry
  3.  
    (disapproving) not usual or acceptable不相容；相抵触；格格不入
    • alien to somebody/something The idea is alien to our religion.这种思想与我们的宗教不相容。
    • A referendum is alien to the party’s concept of democracy.全民公决与该党的民主理念格格不入。
    • Cruelty was quite alien to him.他绝无残忍之心。
  4.  
    connected with creatures from another world外星的
    • alien beings from outer space外星人
    Topics Spacec1
    5. Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin alienus ‘belonging to another’, from alius ‘other’.
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5998 COCA: 3977
alien

noun¹

 1non-citizen非公民ADJECTIVE | VERB + ALIEN ADJECTIVE➤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 + VERB ADJECTIVE➤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 | PREPOSITION VERBS➤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。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5998 COCA: 3977
alien adj.
⇨ foreign (alone in an alien land) ⇨ strange 2 (a world that is alien and dangerous)
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5998 COCA: 3977
alien
Foreign and foreignness: foreign, overseas, alien...
Moving to and living in a different country: immigration, asylum, exile...
Science fiction: alien, alien, android...
Unusual in an interesting way: unusual, special, unique...

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