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

• The Raelians claim that human beings were created by extraterrestrials.
  拉耶尔教派声称人类是外星人创造的。
• 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。
• What would extraterrestrials look like?
  外星人会长得像什么样子？
• 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。
• The vast, ancient drawings can really only be properly appreciated from the air, which has led some to claim they are the work of extraterrestrials.
  古老而巨大的纳斯卡图案只能从空中鸟瞰才可识别，所以有些人认为这是外星人所为。
• He thought that the New York Times was publishing messages from extraterrestrials and that he could understand them.
  他认为《纽约时报》正在由外星人发布消息，并说他能理解他们。
• 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。
• 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。
• Of course the vast majority of "evidence" of extraterrestrials have simple ( albeit WAY less exciting) explanations.
  当然，绝大多数有关“地外生命”的证据都有简单（而远没那么令人兴奋）的解释。
• Have channeled telepathic messages from extraterrestrials.
  能以精神到感应外星人的讯息。