observatory

英 [əbˈzɜːvətri]

美 [əbˈzɜːrvətɔːri]

n.  天文台; 天文观测站; 气象台

复数：observatories　

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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
  Synonym:lookoutobservation towerlookout station
• a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena

双语例句

• Hangzhou Meteorological Observatory said that the time is probably tomorrow.
  杭州市气象台说，大概要到明天。
• They used a telescope at Mount Palomar Observatory near Pasadena.
  他们在靠近帕萨迪纳的帕洛慕山天文台使用了一台望远镜。
• But a team of researchers at Hawaii's Keck observatory cast their eyes on stars similar to our sun.
  但夏威夷的凯克天文台的一个研究小队却将他们的目光投在了类似太阳的恒星上。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 went up to the observatory.
  我走上了望台。
• Those who heard about the amateur prediction by the Haicheng Observatory also had a good reason to evacuate.
  听到了海城地震观测站（群测点）做出的业余预测意见的人，也有撤离的好理由。