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

• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Space aliens and extraterrestrials have long been popular subjects of Hollywood movies and science fiction literature.
  外星人和天外来客长期以来一直是好莱坞电影和科幻小说的题材。
• 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。
• What would extraterrestrials look like?
  外星人会长得像什么样子？
• 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。
• 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。
• Of course, we could play along with their assumption and argue that the target is not them, but rather a possible attack by extraterrestrials ⑯.
  当然，我们可以顺着其的猜测并称目标不是他们，而是有可能来自外太空的攻击。