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单词 close encounter
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Definition of close encounter in English:

close encounter

noun
  • A supposed encounter with a UFO or with aliens.

    与不明飞行物(或外星人的)假想近距离接触

    Example sentencesExamples
    • All that is about to change when Roy has a close encounter with something he cannot explain.
    • As he grows up he begins to believe that he had a close encounter, and other events in his life seem to support that.
    • A group of children playing in Littleborough reckon they have had a close encounter with a UFO.
    • Will there be close encounters of the alien kind?
    • Among the files to be released are documents dealing with Britain's most high-profile recentish close encounters, UFO sightings in Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk in 1980.
    • The book is full of local flavour and includes stories of ghosts, witchcraft and mermaids, close encounters, poltergeists and alien big cats.
    • Together, they have collected thousands of local eyewitness accounts of UFO sightings and other close encounters.
    • The opportunity to have a close encounter with an otherworldly spirit brought visitors by the hundreds.
    • I live in the mid-west and have had a few occurrences of the paranormal nature in the past few years, never really experienced them before in my life and have been seeking someone to enlighten me on these close encounters.

Phrases

  • close encounter of the first (or second etc.) kind

    • Used to describe encounters involving increasing degrees of complexity and apparent exposure of the witness to aliens.

      第一类(或第二类等)近距离接触(用于描述近距离接触复杂性的递增程度,以及目击者暴露于外星人的递增程度)

      Example sentencesExamples
      • I'm trying my best to keep a serious face while John goes on about his close encounters of the third kind.
      • I need some expert advice on a vision or potential close encounter of the first kind.
      • Many people think that this equation actually proves the existence of extraterrestrial intelligence and some even believe that a close encounter of the third kind could be just around the corner.
      • Of the 5,254 reported UFO sightings since 1989, 35 are close encounters of the fourth kind.
      • A year later, after spending countless hours trying to bond with his father, he has a close encounter of the third kind.
      • Did dozens of people experience a close encounter of the first kind?

Definition of close encounter in US English:

close encounter

nounˌklōs ənˈkoun(t)ər
  • A supposed encounter with a UFO or with aliens.

    与不明飞行物(或外星人的)假想近距离接触

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The opportunity to have a close encounter with an otherworldly spirit brought visitors by the hundreds.
    • A group of children playing in Littleborough reckon they have had a close encounter with a UFO.
    • As he grows up he begins to believe that he had a close encounter, and other events in his life seem to support that.
    • I live in the mid-west and have had a few occurrences of the paranormal nature in the past few years, never really experienced them before in my life and have been seeking someone to enlighten me on these close encounters.
    • Will there be close encounters of the alien kind?
    • Among the files to be released are documents dealing with Britain's most high-profile recentish close encounters, UFO sightings in Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk in 1980.
    • All that is about to change when Roy has a close encounter with something he cannot explain.
    • Together, they have collected thousands of local eyewitness accounts of UFO sightings and other close encounters.
    • The book is full of local flavour and includes stories of ghosts, witchcraft and mermaids, close encounters, poltergeists and alien big cats.

Phrases

  • close encounter of the first (or second etc.) kind

    • Used to describe encounters involving increasing degrees of complexity and apparent exposure of the witness to aliens, with the first kind being a mere sighting and the fourth kind being abduction.

      第一类(或第二类等)近距离接触(用于描述近距离接触复杂性的递增程度,以及目击者暴露于外星人的递增程度)

      Example sentencesExamples
      • A year later, after spending countless hours trying to bond with his father, he has a close encounter of the third kind.
      • I need some expert advice on a vision or potential close encounter of the first kind.
      • Did dozens of people experience a close encounter of the first kind?
      • Many people think that this equation actually proves the existence of extraterrestrial intelligence and some even believe that a close encounter of the third kind could be just around the corner.
      • I'm trying my best to keep a serious face while John goes on about his close encounters of the third kind.
      • Of the 5,254 reported UFO sightings since 1989, 35 are close encounters of the fourth kind.
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