UFO sighting
collocation目击不明飞行物
The witness reported a UFO sighting near the lake.
目击者报告在湖边看到不明飞行物。
目击；看见
看到某物的行为,尤其是寻找的东西；照准；瞄准；视线
an act of seeing something, especially something that was being looked for
看到某物的行为,尤其是寻找的东西
The act of catching sight of something, especially something searched for.
The hikers had a clear sighting of the rare eagle during their trip.
徒步旅行者在旅途中清楚地目击到了那只稀有的鹰。
用法提示：sighting是名词，指目睹或看见某事物的行为或事例。
Police are investigating after a sighting of the stolen car was reported.
有人报告看到那辆被盗的汽车后，警方正在进行调查。
用法提示：此处sighting为名词，表示“看见”的事件，常与of连用。
Several sightings of the northern lights were reported last night.
昨晚报告了多起看到北极光的事件。
用法提示：sightings是sighting的复数形式，表示多次目击事件。
强调短暂、快速的一看，常指偶然看见；sighting 更强调在搜索后看到，且不一定短暂。
与 sighting 最接近，常用于搜索或留意时突然看见；但更口语化，且 spotting 也有“弄上斑点”的意思，需靠语境区分。
偏正式，多指有目的、仔细的观察；sighting 多指一次具体的看见，侧重点不在观察过程。
目击不明飞行物
The witness reported a UFO sighting near the lake.
目击者报告在湖边看到不明飞行物。
所报告的目击事件
Police are investigating a reported sighting of the suspect.
警方正在调查一宗被报告的嫌疑人目击事件。
经证实的目击
This is the first confirmed sighting of the rare bird in decades.
这是几十年来首次经证实的这种稀有鸟类目击记录。
多次目击
Multiple sightings of the whale were recorded over the weekend.
周末记录到了多次鲸鱼目击事件。
目击报告
He filed a sighting report with the paranormal society.
他向超自然现象学会提交了一份目击报告。
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sight (root) + -ing (suffix)
eye + sight
in- (prefix) + sight
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sight + seeing
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UFO目击是sighting最常见的语境之一。
目击者是进行sighting的人，常提供证词。
目击事件通常被记录下来成为报告。
望远镜是观察远处物体以进行目击的工具。
考察活动常为了搜寻并目击稀有动物或现象。
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