alien
英 [ˈeɪliən] 美 [ˈeliən,ˈeljən]

adj.

外国的；相异的；异已的；不相容的

n.

外国人；外侨；局外人；外星人

vt.

让渡，转让；疏远；离间；

变形

复数：aliens

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

1. 外国的,外国人的foreign
2. 陌生的 unfamiliar; strange
3. 性质不同的 different in nature or character

n.(名词)

1. [C]外国人,外侨 a foreigner who has not become a citizen of the country where he or she is living
2. [C]外星人 being from another world

英英释义

alien[ 'eiljən ]

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

    同义词：foreignernoncitizenoutlander

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

    同义词：strangerunknown

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

    同义词：extraterrestrial beingextraterrestrial

• v.
  • transfer property or ownership

    "The will aliened the property to the heirs"

    同义词：alienate

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

    "She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious"

    同义词：estrangealienatedisaffect

• adj.
  • not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something

    "an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism"

    同义词：foreign

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

    "alien customs"

    同义词：exotic

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

• alien concept一种截然不同的概念
• alien culture异域文化
• alien environment陌生环境
• alien friend外国朋友
• alien land外国

～+介词

• alien from与…不同,…所没有
• be aliento sb's requirement不符合某人的要求
• be alien to the principles违反…原则

词组短语

alien from相异的

同近义词辨析

immigrant, foreigner, alien, stranger

这组词都有“陌生人，外人”的意思，其区别是：

immigrant指在别国定居并取得所在国国籍的外国人。

foreigner指在异国作短期访问或长期居住的外国人。

alien指没有成为侨居国正式公民的移民。

stranger指对当地的生活习惯、语言等不熟悉，或为某团体不熟的人，也指不认识的人。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. Immigrant workers were classed as resident aliens.
   移民来的工人已归入外侨类。
2. She is declared an undesirable alien and deport.
   她被宣布是不受欢迎的外国人并被驱逐出境。
3. I followed the alien to see where it was to go.
   我跟着外星人看它朝哪儿去。

用作形容词(adj.)

1. I ran into an old friend in the alien land.
   我在异国他乡遇到故知。
2. When I first went to New York, it all felt very alien to me.
   当我第一次去纽约的时候,所有的一切对于我一来说都非常陌生。
3. Cruelty is quite alien to his nature.
   残忍完全不合他的本性。

权威例句

The Outcome of Alien Tree Invasions in Puerto Rico
Economic and environmental threats of alien plant, animal, and microbe invasions.
Ecological Predictions and Risk Assessment for Alien Fishes in North America
Are boreal ecosystems susceptible to alien plant invasion? Evidence from protected areas
Characterization of wheat-alien translocations conferring resistance to diseases and pests: current status
FIRE AND GRAZING IMPACTS ON PLANT DIVERSITY AND ALIEN PLANT INVASIONS IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA
Ecological impacts of invasive alien plants: a meta-analysis of their effects on species, communities and ecosystems.
Update on the environmental and economic costs associated with alien-invasive species in the United States
Performance comparisons of co-occurring native and alien invasive plants: Implications for conservation and restoration [Review]
Quantifying Threats to Imperiled Species in the United States Assessing the relative importance of habitat destruction, alien specie...