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extraterrestrial

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Space
ex·tra·ter·res·tri·al1 /ˌekstrətəˈrestriəl◂/ noun [countable]  TTSa creature that people think may exist on another planet 外星生物
Related topics: Astronomy
extraterrestrial2 adjective  HArelating to things that exist outside the Earth 地球外的;宇宙的;外星的
Examples from the Corpus
extraterrestrialextraterrestrial explorationAnd Morphix, the extraterrestrial game-show host, sometimes disappears, leaving only a piece of himself on screen.So as the Moon beams down on you this Christmas take it as an extraterrestrial greeting for a happy 1983!And some clues emerged to the motives of the group that seemed focused on reaching for an extraterrestrial haven.Maybe the reason scientists have yet to receive signals from extraterrestrial intelligence is because there isn't any extraterrestrial intelligence sending signals.Since the first acceptance of meteorites as extraterrestrial material in the early 1800s, three major classes of meteorites have been recognized.Since none of these meteorites had been observed to fall, proof of their extraterrestrial origin was impossible.These in turn tend to point to extraterrestrial phenomena.
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extraterrestrial
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extraterrestrial1 /ˌekstrətəˈrestriəl◂/ noun [countable]
a creature that people think may exist on another planet

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extraterrestrial2 adjective
relating to things that exist outside the Earth


extra·ter·res·trialBrE /ˌekstrətəˈrestriəl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌekstrətəˈrestriəl/ 🔊 noun(in stories) a creature that comes from another planet; a creature that may exist on another planet (故事中的)天外来客,外星人,外星生物
extra·ter·res·trialBrE /ˌekstrətəˈrestriəl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌekstrətəˈrestriəl/ 🔊 adjectiveconnected with life existing outside the planet Earth 地球外的;外星球的;宇宙的extraterrestrial beings/life 外星生命