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telescope

🇬🇧 UK/'teliskәup/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLB2

Definitions

n.

An optical instrument that magnifies distant objects, used especially in astronomy.

望远镜

v.

To slide or collapse sections into one another like a telescope; to compress or shorten.

叠缩,套叠;压缩,缩短

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
telefar, distant
+
scopelook, observe, view, instrument for viewing
=telescope

Common Collocations

  • 1.look through a telescope通过望远镜观察
  • 2.space telescope太空望远镜
  • 3.powerful telescope高倍望远镜
  • 4.point a telescope将望远镜对准

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The astronomer pointed the telescope at Jupiter to observe its moons.

  • 2.

    With a basic telescope, you can see craters on the surface of the Moon.

  • 3.

    The Hubble Space Telescope has captured breathtaking images of distant galaxies.

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