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

• 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。
• 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。
• Hangzhou Meteorological Observatory said that the time is probably tomorrow.
  杭州市气象台说，大概要到明天。
• Are there any restrictions on my observatory's name?
  对我的观测站的名字有什么要求和限制吗？
• 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。
• 739. The conservative man made a reservation in the observatory.
  739.保守的人在天文台做了预约。
• The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory controls Chandra's science and flight operations from Cambridge, Mass.
  马萨诸塞州坎布里奇（Cambridge）的史密松天体物理天文台控制着钱德拉的科研和飞行。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。