be a stargazer
stargazer 指人时可译为“观星者”“占星师”或“天文学家”。
She is a stargazer.
她是一位观星者。
瞻星鱼
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
瞻星鱼
a heavy-bodied marine fish that lives on the sea bottom, with eyes on the flattened top of its head
She is a stargazer.
她是一位观星者。
属于胆星鱼科(Uranoscopidae)的底栖鱼类。
Any of family Uranoscopidae of bottom-dwelling fish.
While snorkeling near the reef, we saw a stargazer buried in the sand with only its eyes visible.
在礁石附近浮潜时,我们看到一条瞻星鱼埋在沙里,只露出眼睛。
The aquarium's new exhibit features a stargazer that can deliver a mild electric shock.
水族馆的新展区展出一种能发出轻微电击的瞻星鱼。
Fishermen sometimes catch stargazers by accident while trawling for other fish.
渔民拖网捕捞其他鱼时,有时会意外捕到瞻星鱼。
stargazer 指人时可译为“观星者”“占星师”或“天文学家”。
She is a stargazer.
她是一位观星者。
当 stargazer 指这种鱼时,常用 the stargazer 表示整个类别。
The stargazer is a marine fish.
瞻星鱼是一种海鱼。
Not this
He is stargazer.
Use this
He is a stargazer.
stargazer 是可数名词单数,作表语时必须有冠词,这里应加不定冠词 a 表示“一位观星者”;汉语没有冠词,所以容易漏掉。
Not this
My hobby is stargazer.
Use this
My hobby is stargazing.
stargazer 是名词,指“观星的人/瞻星鱼”,不是活动;在“My hobby is...”句型中应使用动名词 stargazing 来表达“观星”这一爱好。
Not this
There are many stargazer on the hill.
Use this
There are many stargazers on the hill.
stargazer 是可数名词,在 many 和 there are 后应用复数形式 stargazers;汉语名词没有复数变化,所以学习者容易只用单数。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
业余观星者
The amateur stargazer was thrilled to see Saturn's rings for the first time.
这位业余观星者第一次看到土星环时非常激动。
后院观星者
Backyard stargazers often use simple telescopes to explore the night sky.
后院观星者常用简单的望远镜探索夜空。
北方瞻星鱼
The northern stargazer buries itself in the sand with only its eyes exposed.
北方瞻星鱼把自己埋进沙里,只露出眼睛。
我是个观星者
From 'Stargazer', a 1976 song by the British heavy-metal band Rainbow, often regarded as one of the greatest rock anthems. The repeated lyric in the chorus expresses a person who gazes at the stars.
出自英国重金属乐队彩虹乐队1976年的歌曲《Stargazer》,常被视为最伟大的摇滚圣歌之一。这句歌词反复出现在副歌中,表达一个仰望星辰的人。
Use stargazer naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想:star(星星)+ gazer(凝视者)→ 眼睛长在头顶、像仰望星星的‘瞻星鱼’。
语域:neutral 常见场景:marine biology、fishing、aquarium keeping 作为“瞻星鱼”的鱼类名称时,stargazer 是中性偏正式的通用名,多用于海洋生物学、渔业或水族饲养等书面或专业语境;日常口语中较少出现。
这些词在英式发音中均与 stargazer 的第二音节 -gazer /ɡeɪzə/ 押韵,且都以 /eɪzə/ 结尾。注意:stargaze /ˈstɑːɡeɪz/(看星星)与 stargazer 拼写相近,但读音不同,且没有 /ə/;拼写中的 -ser(laser, eraser)和 -zor(razor)实际读作 /zə/,不能按字母读。
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