observatory
英 [əbˈzɜːvətri]
美 [əbˈzɜːrvətɔːri]
n. 天文台; 天文观测站; 气象台
Collins.1 / BNC.13051 / COCA.7738
牛津词典
noun
- 天文台;天文观测站;气象台
a special building from which scientists watch the stars, the weather, etc.
柯林斯词典
- 天文台;观象台;天文观测站
Anobservatoryis a building with a large telescope from which scientists study things such as the planets by watching them.
英英释义
noun
- a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings
- a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena
双语例句
- The observatory said the relatively strong localized convection led to the formation of the waterspout.
天文台表示,是相对强烈的地区性对流活动,导致了此次水龙卷的形成。 - Hubble left the Mount Wilson Observatory during World War Two.
哈勃于二战中离开威尔逊山天文台的职位。 - I went up to the observatory.
我走上了望台。 - The Royal Greenwich Observatory was founded to observe and catalogue the stars.
当初创立皇家格林尼治天文台就是为了观察星体并对其进行编目。 - 739. The conservative man made a reservation in the observatory.
739.保守的人在天文台做了预约。 - Their information came from an observatory in New South Wales, Australia.
他们的信息来自澳大利亚新南威尔士的一个天文台的观察数据。 - Guy's house was close to the observatory.
盖伊的房子离天文台很近。 - Each Great Observatory image highlights different characteristics of the remnant.
各天文台的图象突出了遗迹不同的特点。 - They visited the observatory yesterday.
他们昨天参观了天文台。 - I want to establish a global health observatory to collect, collate and disseminate data on priority health problems.
我计划建立一个全球卫生观察站,收集、比较和散发有关重点卫生问题的资料。