extraterrestrial

英 [ˌekstrətəˈrestriəl]

美 [ˌekstrətəˈrestriəl]

n.  (故事中的)天外来客，外星人，外星生物
adj.  地球外的; 外星球的; 宇宙的

复数：extraterrestrials　

TEM8

BNC.36847 / COCA.15606

牛津词典

noun

• （故事中的）天外来客，外星人，外星生物
  (in stories) a creature that comes from another planet; a creature that may exist on another planet

adj.

• 地球外的；外星球的；宇宙的
  connected with life existing outside the planet Earth
  1. extraterrestrial beings/life
     外星人 / 生命

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 地外的
  Extraterrestrialmeans happening, existing, or coming from somewhere beyond the planet Earth.
  1. NASA has started a 10-year search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
     美国航空航天局已经启动了一个为期10年的寻找外星人的项目。
  2. ...extraterrestrial rocks.
     地外岩石
• 地外智慧生物；外星人
  Extraterrestrialsare living creatures that some people think exist or may exist in another part of the universe.

英英释义

noun

• a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere
  Synonym:extraterrestrial beingalien

adj

• originating or located or occurring outside Earth or its atmosphere
  1. is there extraterrestrial life?

双语例句

• 2221 – In the search for extraterrestrial life, humanity comes into contact with what – something terrible.
  2221年，在寻找外星人生命的过程中，人类和一些可怕的生命获得联系。
• An extraterrestrial visitor will find the massive and intricate amount of mutual help in human society simply amazing.
  人类社会大量和复杂的互相帮助会令星球来客觉得惊讶。
• Here are10 man-made things falsely attributed to extraterrestrial influence.
  以下是10项人造的东西，它们被错误地归因于地外生命的影响。
• He theorized that there are possible answers to whether there is extraterrestrial life.
  另外他还推理了对于是否存在外星生命的可能回答。
• I was investigating the possibility of an extraterrestrial presence.
  我在调查地外生命存在的可能性。
• At the time, he did not know that his boss was the most corrupt extraterrestrial west of Sirius.
  在那个时候，他还不知道他的老板是宇宙外西部天狼星最腐败的坏蛋。
• Alone in the fight, can you resist extraterrestrial biological attacks.
  孤军作战，你能否抵挡外星生物的袭击。
• A concentrated search for extraterrestrial life.
  对地球外生命全力以赴的搜寻。
• The search for extraterrestrial intelligence is the search for a generally acceptable cosmic context for the human species.
  对于地球外智慧生命的研究是为了人类研究一种总的来说可接受的宇宙背景研究。
• Discovering just one extraterrestrial civilization would have profound significance.
  仅仅发现一个地外文明世界就会具有很深的意义。