新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

observation

英  [ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃən]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • observations

    1[U 不可数名词] 观察

    Observation is the action or process of carefully watching someone or something.

    近义词

    study , surveillance

    双语例句

    例:

    careful observation of the movement of the planets.

    对行星运动的仔细观测。

    例:

    In hospital she'll be under observation all the time.

    医院将会对她进行全天观察。

    2[C 可数名词] 观察结果

    An observation is something that you have learned by seeing or watching something and thinking about it.

    双语例句

    例:

    This book contains observations about the causes of addictions.

    这本书包含关于上瘾原因的观察结果。

    3[C 可数名词] 观察评论

    If a person makes an observation, they make a comment about something or someone, usually as a result of watching how they behave.

    双语例句

    例:

    Is that a criticism or just an observation?

    这是批评呢,还是只是发表评论而已?

    4[U 不可数名词] 观察力

    Observation is the ability to pay a lot of attention to things and to notice more about them than most people do.

    双语例句

    例:

    She has good powers of observation.

    她具有很强的观察力。