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Telescope Telescoped Make Shaped Larger Noun Verb Sth

The flashcard defines 'telescope' as a tube-shaped instrument with lenses that make distant objects appear larger and nearer. It also notes its use as a verb for becoming shorter or reducing timeframes.

The flashcard defines 'telescope' as a tube-shaped instrument with lenses that make distant objects appear larger and nearer. It also notes its use as a verb for becoming shorter or reducing timeframes.

word telescope
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/te̱lɪskoʊp/
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]望远镜 A telescope is a long instrument shaped like a tube. It has lenses inside it that make distant things seem larger and nearer when you look through it.
  • It's hoped that the telescope will enable scientists to see deeper into the universe than ever before.

    人们希望望远镜能使科学家看到比以往更遥远的宇宙深处。


Oxford tele·scope / ˈtelɪskəʊp ; NAmE ˈtelɪskoʊp /
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telescope telescopes telescoped telescoping
noun _binoculars_telescope.jpg _telescope.jpg a piece of equipment shaped like a tube, containing lenses,that you look through to make objects that are far away appear larger and nearer 望远镜 to look at the stars through a telescope 用望远镜观察星星 see also
radio telescope
verb 1 [intransitive ,  transitive ] telescope(sth) to become shorter, or make sth shorter, by sliding sections inside one another (使)叠套缩短,叠缩 2 [transitive ] telescopesth (into sth) to reduce sth so that it happens in less time 缩短,精简,压缩(成…) Three episodes have been telescoped into a single programme. 三集的内容被浓缩成了一个单独的节目。 tele·scope / ˈtelɪskəʊp ; NAmE ˈtelɪskoʊp /
LDC
telescope1 noun
telescope2 verb
telescopetel‧e‧scope1 /ˈteləskəʊp $ -skoʊp/ ●●○ noun [countable]
Word Origin
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telescopea piece of equipment shaped like a tube, used for making distant objects look larger and closerthrough a telescope Details on the Moon’s surface can only be seen through a telescope.
radio telescope
telescope1 noun
telescope2 verb
telescopetelescope2 verb
Verb Table
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1[transitive] to make a process or set of events happen in a shorter timebe telescoped into something The whole legal process was telescoped into a few weeks.2[intransitive] if something telescopes, the parts of it press together or slide over each other, and it becomes smaller:  The front of the car telescoped when it hit the wall.
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telescope

[ˈtelɪskəʊp]telescoped, telescoping, telescopes

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telescopes[1051]
望远镜(97%),缩短(1%),套叠(1%),压缩(1%)
n.望远镜;缩叠式旅行袋
vi.套叠;变短
vt.压缩;使套叠

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