extraterrestrials

英 [ˌɛkstrətɪˈrɛstrɪəlz]

美 [ˌɛkstrəˌtɜˈrɛstriəlz]

n.  (故事中的)天外来客，外星人，外星生物
extraterrestrial的复数

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.

双语例句

• He has suggested that extraterrestrials are almost certain to exist& but that instead of seeking them out, humanity should be doing all it that can to avoid any contact.
  他认为外来的威胁几乎肯定存在-但是我们人类要做的不是把他们找出来，而是应该避免任何和他们接触的可能。
• Mulder: mmm? Aside from the need for corrective lenses and the tendency to be abducted by extraterrestrials involved in an international governmental conspiracy, the Mulder family passes genetic muster.
  穆德：嗯？除了需要矫正镜片，以及容易遭到涉及国际政府阴谋的外星人绑架之外，穆德家族通过了基因检阅。
• According to them, extraterrestrials are quietly waiting in a massive cavity beneath the rock for the world to end, at which point they will leave, taking, it is hoped, a lucky few humans with them.
  根据他们的说法，外星人正在岩石下方的巨大洞穴里静静等待世界末日的到来，那时候他们就会带着一部分地球幸运儿离我们而去。
• How could you believe that extraterrestrials are sending you messages?
  你怎么能相信外星人在给你发信息呢？
• What would extraterrestrials look like?
  外星人会长得像什么样子？
• Are there other extraterrestrials here?
  这里有其他外星人吗？
• The culprits for the unexplained have evolved from gods and demons, to ghosts and spirits, to extraterrestrials.
  无法解释现象的始作俑者从最初的神魔，到后来的鬼怪，最后发展到了外星人。
• But the extraterrestrials& damn them!
  可那些外星人&该死的！
• A better approach is to note that the nearest intelligent extraterrestrials are likely to be at least dozens of light-years away.
  一种更好的做法，是先认识到离我们最近的地外智慧生命可能至少也隔着几十光年的距离。
• It may have been the closest that humankind has ever come to encountering extraterrestrials.
  这可能是人类最近地遇到外星球生物。