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.
[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。
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tele·scope/ˈtelɪskəʊp; NAmEˈtelɪskoʊp/
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telescopetelescopestelescopedtelescopingnoun _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
verb1[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; NAmEˈtelɪskoʊp/
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
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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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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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