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unidentified flying object

/yoo-ef-oh or, sometimes, yoo-foh/US // ˈyuˈɛfˈoʊ or, sometimes, ˈyu foʊ //UK // (sometimes ˈjuːfəʊ) //

不明飞行物,身份不明的飞行物,不明飞行物体,未知飞行物

Definitions

  1. 1

    plural UFO's, UFOs.

    • : unidentified flying object: any unexplained moving object observed in the sky, especially one assumed by some observers to be of extraterrestrial origin.Compare UAP, flying saucer.

Synonyms & Antonyms

noununknown flying object
Synonyms
ufo幽浮,飞碟,幽灵extraterrestrial spacecraft地外航天器,地外飞船,地外太空飞船,地外太空船flying saucer飞碟,飞行碟spacecraft宇宙飞船,航天器,太空船,太空舱spaceship宇宙飞船,舰艇,太空船,宇宙船

Examples

  • At that point, a sphere lit up, resembling the landing of the UFO in E.T., and the overheard lights descended on the stage.

  • Long speculated to be a UFO research center, Burlington has been the subject of rampant conspiracies for decades.

  • There is a lot of elaborate make-up and costuming, and then a UFO arrives.

  • Ryder recently disclosed that he had seen a  giant UFO hovering 50 feet above him.

  • I must have done a double-take, like the Navy pilot who sees a UFO outside his cockpit.

  • Persons wishing to report UFO sightings should be advised to contact local law enforcement agencies.

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