telescope

/ˈtelɪskoʊp/ n. / v.
CET-6IELTS 词根 tele
一句话记住

望远镜；叠缩；压缩

释义与例句

n. 望远镜
a tube with lenses used to look at distant objects
  1. They looked at the moon through a telescope.
    他们用望远镜看月亮。
  2. He set up his telescope on the balcony to watch the stars.
    他在阳台上架起望远镜观察星星。
  3. The telescope revealed a faint ring around the planet.
    望远镜显示出行星周围有一圈微弱的光环。
  4. Astronomers use powerful telescopes to study distant galaxies.
    天文学家使用强大的望远镜研究遥远的星系。
  5. She adjusted the focus of the telescope until the image was sharp.
    她调整望远镜的焦距，直到图像清晰。
v. 叠缩；压缩
to shorten something by pressing its parts together
  1. The text was telescoped into two pages.
    全文被压缩成了两页。
  2. The two events were telescoped into a single chapter.
    这两件事被压缩成了一章。
  3. The legs of the tripod telescope together for easy carrying.
    三脚架的腿可以叠缩起来，便于携带。
  4. He telescoped the whole story into a few sentences.
    他把整个故事浓缩成了几句话。
  5. The handle telescopes out to twice its length.
    这根手柄可以拉长到原来的两倍。

词源与构词

tele-（远）+ skopein（看），用来看远处星体的管子就是“望远镜”；像镜筒一样一节节套起来，就是“叠缩”。

tele 词根 · far，远
-scope 组合形式 · to look，看
记忆钩子 tele（远）+ scope（看）：一根管子望向远方星空，就是望远镜。

词族与关联词

同根词（同一个词根长出来的词）
  • telecommute 远程办公
    More staff now telecommute three days a week. 现在更多员工每周远程办公三天。
  • telegraph 电报；电报机
    He sent the news by telegraph. 他用电报把这个消息发了出去。
  • telephone 电话；电话机
    She answered the telephone on the first ring. 电话一响她就接了。
  • television 电视；电视机
    We watched the match on television. 我们在电视上看了那场比赛。
词族（同一词根的不同词性）
telescopictelescopically
同义词
  • spyglass 小型望远镜
    The sailor scanned the horizon with a spyglass. 水手用小型望远镜扫视地平线。
反义词
暂无
易混词
  • microscope 显微镜
    Under the microscope, the leaf looks like a tiny city. 在显微镜下，这片叶子像一座微小的城市。
  • telephone 电话
    The telephone on his desk rang constantly. 他桌上的电话响个不停。
常见搭配
  • through a telescope 用望远镜
    We could see the crater through a telescope. 我们用望远镜能看到那个环形山。
  • space telescope 太空望远镜
    The space telescope sends back images of distant stars. 这台太空望远镜传回遥远恒星的照片。
  • telescope into 叠缩成
    The three parts telescope into one small tube. 三个部分叠缩成一根小管子。