telescope
US /ˈtel.ə.skoʊp/
UK /ˈtel.ə.skoʊp/

名詞
1.
望遠鏡, 天文望遠鏡
an optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer, containing an arrangement of lenses or of curved mirrors and lenses, by which rays of light are collected and focused in a way that forms a magnified image.
範例:
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He used a powerful telescope to observe the distant galaxy.
他用一台強大的望遠鏡觀察遙遠的星系。
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The observatory houses several large telescopes.
天文台裡有幾台大型望遠鏡。
動詞
1.
2.
壓縮, 濃縮
to compress or condense (something) so as to occupy less space or time
範例:
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We need to telescope the meeting agenda to fit into one hour.
我們需要壓縮會議議程,使其在一小時內完成。
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The editor decided to telescope the long article into a concise summary.
編輯決定將這篇長文章濃縮成一個簡潔的摘要。
在 Lingoland 學習這個單詞