alien

['eiljən]

n.外侨, 外国人, 外星人
adj.外国的, 陌生的, 相异的

a.

1. 外国的, 外国人的; 外国侨民的

A law was passed to protect alien property.

通过了一项法律保护外国侨民的财产。

2. 性质不同的; 不相容的[(+to/from)]

Her behavior is alien to our ethical values.

她的行为和我们的伦理标准格格不入。

n.[C]

1. (住在他国的)外国人, 侨民

Enemy aliens were imprisoned during the war.

战争期间敌国侨民遭到监禁。

2. 外星人

vt.

【律】转让, 让渡(财产, 地产等)

词形变化

动词过去式: aliened | 动词过去分词: aliened | 动词现在分词: aliening | 动词第三人称单数: aliens |

词义辨析

同义:

a.外国的; 外来的

foreign  different  strange  extraneous  

同义参见:

refugee  emigrant  adventitious  pilgrim  overseas  outward  outside  foreigner  unknown  stranger  exterior  

反义:

a.外国的; 外国侨民的

civil  national

n.外侨; 外国人

citizen  national  

反义参见:

akin  native  kindred  

英英释义

名词 alien:

a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country

同义词：foreigner, noncitizen, outlander

anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

同义词：stranger, unknown

a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere

同义词：extraterrestrial being, extraterrestrial

动词 alien:

transfer property or ownership

同义词：alienate

arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness

同义词：estrange, alienate, disaffect

形容词 alien:

not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something

同义词：foreign

being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world

同义词：exotic

补充

alienalien英:[ˈeiljən] 美:[ˈeliən, ˈeljən]adj.1.外国的, 外国人的They are alien people.他们是外国人。Orange trees are alien to China.橘子树是从外国传入中国的。2.陌生的He quickly adjusts to the alien environment.他很快适应陌生的环境。3.性质不同的The effect was entirely alien from what had been intended.这个结果与原先的意图大相径庭。n.1.外国人, 外侨, 局外人An Englishman is an alien in America.英国人在美国便是外国侨民。2.外星人Jim is an alien in this film.吉姆在这部电影里是个外星人。

例句

1. Both women had hired illegal aliens for childcare.两个女人都曾雇过非法入境者照看孩子。 2. When war broke out, he was interned as an enemy alien.战争爆发时, 他作为敌国侨民遭到关押。 3. his claim that he was abducted by aliens他关于自己被外星人绑架的说法 4. aliens from outer space来自外太空的外星人 5. 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。 6. His work offers an insight into an alien culture.他的作品能让人们深入了解一种异域文化。 7. Sitting patiently in line must be an alien concept to Jeffrey.对杰弗里来说, 耐心地坐着排队一定是一种陌生的体验。 8. Malice was completely alien to his nature.他的本性完全没有恶的一面。 9. Such an attitude is alien to most businessmen.这样的态度是大多数商人所反感的。 10. They discovered an alien spaceship.他们发现了一艘外星飞船。 11. principles that are alien to them.对他们来说的陌生原则。 12. an alien spacecraft.一个外星飞行器。 13. an enemy alien.一个外族敌人。 14. an alien land外国的土地 15. She felt lost in an alien [=strange] culture when she moved to the city.搬到这座城市后，她感觉自己迷失在一种陌生文化中。 16. an alien environment陌生的环境 17. Honesty seems to be an alien concept in that family. [=people in that family are not honest]在那个家庭，诚实似乎是一个陌生的概念。 18. "The whole idea of having a job was alien [=unfamiliar, foreign] to him."他对找工作的事情一无所知。 19. alien residents外侨 20. Such behavior is totally alien to the spirit of the religion.这种行为完全违背了宗教精神。 21. ideas alien to [=incompatible with] democracy与民主相悖的理念 22. an alien spaceship外星太空船 23. The movie is a story about an attack on Earth by an army of alien [=extraterrestrial] monsters.这部电影讲述了一大群外星怪兽攻打地球的故事。 24. aliens seeking asylum in the U.S.在美国寻求庇护的外国人 25. illegal aliens [=foreign people who live in a country without having official permission to live there]非法外侨 26. The movie is about an invasion by aliens. [=extraterrestrials]这部电影讲述的是外星人入侵的故事。 27. He claims that he was captured by space aliens.他声称曾被太空外星人掳走。