| 单词 | ufo abduction |
| 释义 | > as lemmasUFO abduction b. spec. A reported paranormal experience in which a person claims to have been surreptitiously abducted by extraterrestrial beings; this alleged phenomenon. Frequently in alien abduction, UFO abduction. Cf. abduct v. 2c, abductee n. 2. ΚΠ 1965 Bennington (Vermont) Banner 26 Oct. 2/5 The Boston Traveler said Monday a New Hampshire couple told under clinical hypnosis of a night of terror and abduction by occupants of a space ship from another planet. 1967 Time 4 Aug. 40/2 Barney and Betty Hill..whose ‘abduction’ by saucermen during an auto trip was described in the fast-selling book. 1988 New Scientist 10 Mar. 70/1 UFO abductions.., in which witnesses claim to have been taken aboard a flying saucer, subjected invariably to a humiliating physical examination, and then released, remain mostly an American phenomenon. 1995 Fortean Times June 47/1 Albert Budden showed slides of ærials and told us that alien abduction experiences were an allergic reaction to electronic smog. 2009 K. Hudnall Occult Connection xv. 183 On board the craft, Christa..met a human-appearing figure she came to know as the doctor. This entity, the doctor, figures greatly in the events that have happened since her first abduction. < as lemmas |
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