alien
adj
noun
ˈeɪliən adj
1 very different from what you are used to, especially in a way that is difficult to understand or accept 陌生的;
the alien environment of the city
这座城市陌生的环境
be alien to sb
a way of life that is totally alien to us
我们完全陌生的生活方式
2 belonging to another country or race 外国的,异域的; 异族的;
alien cultures
异域文化
an alien multiracial society
一个异域多种族社会
3 relating to creatures from another world 外星人的 only before noun 仅用于名词前
alien beings from another planet
来自另一个行星的外星生物
noun
4 someone who is not a legal citizen of the country they are living or working in 外侨,侨民
illegal aliens entering the country
非法入境的外国人
5 in stories, a creature from another world 外星人