| 释义 |
alien /'eilisn; 'eljan/ n (legal or official use) foreigner who is not a subject of the country in which he lives: (法律或官方用语) 外侨： An Englishman is an ~ in the United States. 英国人在美国便是外国人。 adj 1 foreign: 外国的： an ~ environment. 外国的环境。 2 ~ (to), differing in nature or character: 不同性质的： These principles are ~ to our religion. 这些原则性质上与我们的宗教相异。 3 contrary or opposed (to): 相反的 (与 to 连用)： Cruelty was quite ~ to his nature. 残忍与他的天性完全相反。 |