alien

noun

/ˈeɪliən/

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(North American English also non-citizen)
(law or specialist) a person who is not a citizen of the country in which they live or work
- an illegal alien
compare resident alien
Extra Examples
- During the war, he was imprisoned as an enemy alien.
- It is illegal for employers to hire aliens not authorized for employment.
- The provisions would broaden the government's ability to deport aliens.
Topics Social issuesb2, Crime and punishmentb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- enemy
- illegal
- undocumented
- …
verb + alien
- deport
- apprehend
- arrest
- …
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a creature from another world
- aliens from outer space
Extra Examples
- Do you genuinely believe that space aliens have landed on our planet?
- Few movies represent intelligent aliens as physically different from humans.
- He was convinced that he'd been abducted by aliens.
- In the movie aliens invade Earth.
Topics Spaceb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- space
- giant
- intelligent
- …
alien + verb
- abduct
- kidnap
- invade
- …
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alien

adjective

/ˈeɪliən/

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alien (to somebody/something) strange and frightening; different from what you are used to synonym hostile
- an alien environment
- In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- seem
- …
adverb
- so
- very
- completely
- …
preposition
- to
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(often disapproving) from another country or society; foreign
- an alien culture
- alien influences that threatened their way of life
Extra Examples
- A part of me still feels alien in this country.
- His last years were spent alone and insecure in an alien land.
- The peasants had kept an oral tradition alive during centuries of domination by alien cultures.
- Native woodland was destroyed and alien conifers were planted.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- seem
- …
adverb
- so
- very
- completely
- …
preposition
- to
See full entry
(disapproving) not usual or acceptable
- alien to somebody/something The idea is alien to our religion.
- A referendum is alien to the party’s concept of democracy.
- Cruelty was quite alien to him.
connected with creatures from another world
- alien beings from outer space
Topics Spacec1

Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin alienus ‘belonging to another’, from alius ‘other’.

单词	alien
释义	alien noun /ˈeɪliən/ /ˈeɪliən/ jump to other results (North American English also non-citizen) (law or specialist) a person who is not a citizen of the country in which they live or work an illegal alien compare resident alien Extra Examples During the war, he was imprisoned as an enemy alien. It is illegal for employers to hire aliens not authorized for employment. The provisions would broaden the government's ability to deport aliens. Topics Social issuesb2, Crime and punishmentb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective enemy illegal undocumented … verb + alien deport apprehend arrest … See full entry a creature from another world aliens from outer space Extra Examples Do you genuinely believe that space aliens have landed on our planet? Few movies represent intelligent aliens as physically different from humans. He was convinced that he'd been abducted by aliens. In the movie aliens invade Earth. Topics Spaceb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective space giant intelligent … alien + verb abduct kidnap invade … See full entry alien adjective /ˈeɪliən/ /ˈeɪliən/ jump to other results alien (to somebody/something) strange and frightening; different from what you are used to synonym hostile an alien environment In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel seem … adverb so very completely … preposition to See full entry (often disapproving) from another country or society; foreign an alien culture alien influences that threatened their way of life Extra Examples A part of me still feels alien in this country. His last years were spent alone and insecure in an alien land. The peasants had kept an oral tradition alive during centuries of domination by alien cultures. Native woodland was destroyed and alien conifers were planted. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel seem … adverb so very completely … preposition to See full entry (disapproving) not usual or acceptable alien to somebody/something The idea is alien to our religion. A referendum is alien to the party’s concept of democracy. Cruelty was quite alien to him. connected with creatures from another world alien beings from outer space Topics Spacec1 Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin alienus ‘belonging to another’, from alius ‘other’.
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