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

• Wilcock has been told by additional independent sources that extraterrestrial disclosure will take place by the end of2009.
  有人向Wilcock提供了2009年年底公开外星真相的其它证据。
• The search for extraterrestrial life has gained momentum in recent months.
  近几个月来，搜寻外星生命的活动获得了很大的进展。
• This evidence of past water on Mars leads some scientists to consider Mars as the prime location in the Solar System to search for extraterrestrial life.
  火星上过去曾经有过水这一迹象，使得某些科学家认为寻找外星生命，火星是太阳系内一个主要地点。
• Skeptics also ask why there is no clear evidence of extraterrestrial visits to Earth.
  怀疑论者也质问为什么没有清晰的外星人拜访地球的证据。
• Not every UFO is extraterrestrial.
  不是所有的不明飞行物都是天外来客。
• You are officially invited to join the search for extraterrestrial life.
  你已被正式邀请参与搜寻地外生命计划！
• Belief in the existence of extraterrestrial life has led to the creation of various cults and religious sects.
  由于人们对存在外星生命的信仰，从而产生了各种信徒和宗教流派。
• I was investigating the possibility of an extraterrestrial presence.
  我在调查地外生命存在的可能性。
• 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。
• 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。