| 单词 | bug-eyed monster |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbug-eyed monster bug-eyed monster n. (also with capital initials) an extraterrestrial being having oversized bulging eyes, considered as a stereotype or cliché of science fiction; abbreviated B.E.M (see B.E.M. n. at B n. Initialisms 1); cf. little green man n. at little adj., pron., n., and adv. Compounds 1d. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > malignant monster > [noun] > types of > extraterrestrial bug-eyed monster1939 energy vampire1967 1939 M. Alger Let. in Thrilling Wonder Stories Aug. 121/2 The cover inspired me to organize the SFTPOBEMOTCOSFP. (Society For The Prevention Of Bug-Eyed Monsters On The Covers Of Science-Fiction Publications.) 1949 N.Y. Times 13 Nov. br46/2 Mr. Winton is an expert on..Bug-Eyed Monsters on other planets—known to his readers as B.E.M.'s. 1957 P. Moore Sci. & Fiction 45 He was no dabbler in fiction of the bug-eyed monster and ray-gun type. 1979 D. Adams Hitch Hiker's Guide to Galaxy v. 43 Are you trying to tell me that..some green bug-eyed monster stuck his head out and said ‘Hi fellas,..I can take you as far as the Basingstoke roundabout?’ 2012 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 11 Dec. d4 This abstract and alien Mars-scape is real, not a bug-eyed monster in sight. < as lemmas |
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