a sighting of sth
sighting 是可数名词,常用 a sighting of sth 表示“一次对某物的目击”。
The wildlife team confirmed a sighting of the rare eagle.
野生动物团队确认了一次对那只稀有鹰的目击。
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。
sighting 是可数名词,常用 a sighting of sth 表示“一次对某物的目击”。
The wildlife team confirmed a sighting of the rare eagle.
野生动物团队确认了一次对那只稀有鹰的目击。
复数 sightings 常与 there have been 等结构连用,表示多次目击报告。
There have been several sightings of the missing hiker in the mountains.
山区已经有过几次对那名失踪徒步者的目击。
first、last、latest 等词常放在 sighting 前,强调目击的时间顺序。
This is the first sighting of the species in this region for ten years.
这是十年来该物种在这一地区的首次目击。
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。
grammar · medium
易错句子We made several sighting of the rare bird last week.
正确表达We made several sightings of the rare bird last week.
sighting 是可数名词;several 后必须用复数形式 sightings,表示多次目击记录。
grammar · medium
易错句子This is the first sighting about this species in our area.
正确表达This is the first sighting of this species in our area.
表示“看见/目击到某物”时,sighting 后接介词 of 引出被看见的对象;about 意为“关于”,不能表示目击对象。
grammar · medium
易错句子Sighting of the rare bird was reported by local farmers.
正确表达A sighting of the rare bird was reported by local farmers.
sighting 作可数名词表示“一次目击”时,单数形式前需要限定词;此处泛指一次目击,用不定冠词 a。
sight 多指看见的能力或眼前所见,常见搭配是 catch sight of;sighting 指一次具体的目击事件,可数,常用于报告发现野生动物等。
siting 与 sighting 读音相同,但指把建筑、设施选建在某处;表示“看到某物”时只能用 sighting。
glimpse 强调看得短暂、不完整,常用 a glimpse of;sighting 强调一次被记录或报告的目击事件,对象多是搜寻之物。
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)
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in- (prefix) + sight
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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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