alien

['eiljən]

n.外侨, 外国人, 外星人
adj.外国的, 陌生的, 相异的

例句与用法:

I ran into an old friend in the alien land.

我在异国他乡遇到故知。

After the alien spacecraft had hovered over the park for a short time, it vanished.

那只外星来的宇宙飞船在公园上空盘旋了一会儿之后就不见了。

Immigrant workers were classed as resident aliens.

移民来的工人已归入外侨类。

After being away for so long, he feels like an alien in his own country now.

背井离乡这么久,现在在他自己的国家,他觉得自己像个外人。

Cruelty is quite alien to his nature.

残忍完全不合他的本性。

Their ideas are quite alien to our ways of thinking.

他们的观点同我们看问题的方法格格不入。

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 |

详细释义:

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)