extra-, 外面的，超过的。terrestrial, 陆地的，地球的。即地球之外的，外星人。

1. NASA has started a 10-year search for extraterrestrial intelligence.

美国航空航天局已经启动了一个为期10年的寻找外星人的项目。

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2. One theory about the existence of extraterrestrial life rests on the presence of carbon compounds in meteorites.

地球外存在生命的理论是基于陨星上存在碳化合物质这一事实的.

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3. Discovering just one extraterrestrial civilization would have profound significance.

仅仅发现一个地外文明世界就会具有很深的意义.

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4. Methane may have extraterrestrial significance.

甲烷具有星际意义.

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5. In going through the earth's atmosphere the light from an extraterrestrial bodies suffers considerable absorption.

从地球以外的所有星体射来的光,在通过地球大气时,都会遭受很大的吸收.

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