telescope
/ˈtelɪskoʊp/
n. / v.
一句话记住
望远镜;叠缩;压缩
释义与例句
n.
望远镜
a tube with lenses used to look at distant objects
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They looked at the moon through a telescope.
他们用望远镜看月亮。
v.
叠缩;压缩
to shorten something by pressing its parts together
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The text was telescoped into two pages.
全文被压缩成了两页。
词源与构词
tele-(远)+ skopein(看),用来看远处星体的管子就是“望远镜”;像镜筒一样一节节套起来,就是“叠缩”。
tele
词根 · far,远
-scope
组合形式 · to look,看
记忆钩子
tele(远)+ scope(看):一根管子望向远方星空,就是望远镜。
词族与关联词
同根词(同一个词根长出来的词)
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telecommute 远程办公More staff now telecommute three days a week. 现在更多员工每周远程办公三天。
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telegraph 电报;电报机He sent the news by telegraph. 他用电报把这个消息发了出去。
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telephone 电话;电话机She answered the telephone on the first ring. 电话一响她就接了。
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television 电视;电视机We watched the match on television. 我们在电视上看了那场比赛。
词族(同一词根的不同词性)
telescopictelescopically
同义词
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spyglass
反义词
暂无
易混词
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microscope
常见搭配
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through a telescope
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space telescope
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telescope into