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{
"term": "alien",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a person who is not a citizen of the country in which they live or work",
"labels": "North American English also(law or specialist)",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "an **illegal alien**"
},
{
"text": "During the war, he was imprisoned as an enemy alien."
},
{
"text": "It is illegal for employers to hire aliens not authorized for employment."
},
{
"text": "The provisions would broaden the government's ability to deport aliens."
}
],
"topics": ["Social issues", "Crime and punishment"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["enemy", "illegal", "undocumented"],
"verb + alien": ["deport", "apprehend", "arrest"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a creature from another world",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "aliens from outer space"
},
{
"text": "Do you genuinely believe that space aliens have landed on our planet?"
},
{
"text": "Few movies represent intelligent aliens as physically different from humans."
},
{
"text": "He was convinced that he'd been abducted by aliens."
},
{
"text": "In the movie aliens invade Earth."
}
],
"topics": ["Space"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["space", "giant", "intelligent"],
"alien + verb": ["abduct", "kidnap", "invade"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈeɪliən/",
"audio": "al/alien/alien__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈeɪliən/",
"audio": "al/alien/alien__us_1_rr.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}