Word
stargazers
瞻星鱼
stargazers is the plural of stargazer.
a heavy-bodied marine fish that lives on the sea bottom, with eyes on the flattened top of its head
- 1.
Any of family Uranoscopidae of bottom-dwelling fish.
属于胆星鱼科(Uranoscopidae)的底栖鱼类。
属于胆星鱼科(Uranoscopidae)的底栖鱼类。；看星星的人；占星师；天文学家
In use
While snorkeling near the reef, we saw a stargazer buried in the sand with only its eyes visible.
The aquarium's new exhibit features a stargazer that can deliver a mild electric shock.
Fishermen sometimes catch stargazers by accident while trawling for other fish.
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。
the stargazer
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。
Common mistakes
He is stargazer.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。
My hobby is stargazer.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。
There are many stargazer on the hill.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。
Connections
Collocations
- amateur stargazer
- 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。
- backyard stargazer
- 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。
- northern stargazer
- 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。
Pop culture & quotes
- I'm a stargazer
- 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。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：star（星星）+ gazer（凝视者）→ 眼睛长在头顶、像仰望星星的‘瞻星鱼’。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.