1. 外國的;異族的 Alien means belonging to a different country, race, or group, usually one you do not like or are frightened of.
e.g. He said they were opposed to the presence of alien forces in the region. 他說他們反對外國軍隊駐扎在該地區(qū)。
2. 怪異的；可怕的；異己的 You use alien to describe something that seems strange and perhaps frightening, because it is not part of your normal experience.
e.g. His work offers an insight into an alien culture. 他的作品能讓人們對一種異域文化產(chǎn)生較深入的了解。
3. 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.
alien是什么意思
e.g. Such an attitude is alien to most businessmen. 大多數(shù)商界人士都會對這樣的態(tài)度感到陌生。
4. 外國人 An alien is someone who is not a legal citizen of the country in which they live.
e.g. Both women had hired illegal aliens for child care... 兩個女人都曾雇過非法入境者照看孩子。 e.g. When war broke out, he was interned as an enemy alien. 戰(zhàn)爭爆發(fā)時，他作為敵國人士遭到關(guān)押。
5. 外星人 In science fiction, an alien is a creature from outer space.
alien英英釋義
alien在線翻譯
noun
1. a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere
Synonym: extraterrestrial beingextraterrestrial
2. a person who comes from a foreign country someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
Synonym: foreignernoncitizenoutlander
3. anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
Synonym: strangerunknown
verb
1. arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
e.g. She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious
Synonym: estrangealienatedisaffect
2. transfer property or ownership
e.g. The will aliened the property to the heirs
Synonym: alienate
adj
1. being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world
e.g. alien customs exotic plants in a greenhouse exotic cuisine
Synonym: exotic
2. not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
e.g. an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper jealousy is foreign to her nature