Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #8217
telescope
望远镜
An instrument that makes distant objects appear larger, used especially in astronomy; also any device for observing distant objects by collecting radiation, such as a radio telescope.
- 1.
A monocular optical instrument that magnifies distant objects, especially in astronomy.
单筒光学仪器,放大远处物体,尤其用于天文学
- 2.
Any instrument used in astronomy for observing distant objects (such as a radio telescope).
用于天文学观察远处物体的任何仪器(如射电望远镜)
- 3.
A retractable tubular support for lights.
用于灯光的可伸缩管状支架
- 4.
A kind of goldfish with protruding eyes, first bred in China.
一种眼睛突出的金鱼,最初在中国培育
伸缩支架；龙睛金鱼；单筒光学仪器,放大远处物体,尤其用于天文学；用于天文学观察远处物体的任何仪器(如射电望远镜)；用于灯光的可伸缩管状支架
In use
On clear nights, my father sets up his telescope in the backyard to look at the moon.
The students used telescopes to observe the stars during the school trip.
She adjusted the telescope carefully until the distant mountains came into focus.
Connections
Collocations
- optical telescope
- 光学望远镜
- The observatory houses a large optical telescope.天文台有一台大型光学望远镜。
- radio telescope
- 射电望远镜
- Radio telescopes detect radio waves from space.射电望远镜探测来自太空的无线电波。
- look through a telescope
- 透过望远镜看
- He looked through the telescope to see the moon.他透过望远镜看月亮。
- point a telescope
- 把望远镜对准
- She pointed the telescope at the distant star.她把望远镜对准那颗遥远的星星。
- observe with a telescope
- 用望远镜观察
- Astronomers observe planets with telescopes.天文学家使用望远镜观察行星。
- Hubble Space Telescope
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Tele-远 + scope-看 → 望远镜，联想远距离观察
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：astronomy、birdwatching、education “望远镜”是中性词，通常用于天文观测、户外活动等场景，不带有正式或非正式色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end with '-scope' pronounced /skoʊp/, matching the ending of 'telescope'. No lookalikes that sound different are included.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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