telescope
/ˈtelɪskəʊp/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈtelɪskəʊp/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈte-lə-ˌskōp/ (ame, mw) · /ˈtel.ɪ.skəʊp/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈtel.ə.skoʊp/ (ame, ipa)
telescope — noun
- telescopesingular
- telescopesplural
1. a long tube-shaped tool with special glass pieces (lenses) inside, used to make
a long tube-shaped tool with special glass pieces (lenses) inside, used to make far-away things such as stars, mountains, or ships look bigger and clearer.
Hiro pointed his telescope at the night sky and saw Jupiter's moons clearly.
point + at + look through with telescope
The school science club bought a powerful new telescope for the observatory roof.
collocation: powerful telescope
Gabriela looked through her grandfather's old telescope at the mountains across the valley.
Tariq set up his telescope on the balcony to capture Saturn's rings.
The ship's captain raised his telescope and studied the distant coastline carefully.
- microscope
an instrument for looking at very small things up close, the opposite purpose of a telescope
文法句型
a [adjective] telescope
through a/the telescope
with a telescope
用法筆記
The plural telescopes is common. In informal conversation, the clipped form 'scope' is sometimes used among hobbyists (e.g., 'Take a look through my scope').
常見錯誤
telescope — verb
- telescopepresent simple I / you / we / they
- telescopes3rd person singular
- telescoping-ing form
- telescopedpast simple
1. When something such as a metal tube, umbrella handle, or car part telescopes, it
When something such as a metal tube, umbrella handle, or car part telescopes, its sections slide one inside another so that the whole thing becomes shorter. You can also telescope something — push its sections together to make it shorter.
The legs of the camping table telescope into each other for easy storage.
intransitive use: legs + telescope + into each other
Vikram telescoped the long umbrella and fitted it neatly into his travel bag.
transitive use: person + telescope + object
In the crash, three train carriages telescoped together, crushing the front section.
The camera's zoom lens telescopes out when you press the button for a close-up photo.
文法句型
[noun] + telescope + into [noun]
[noun] + telescope
[person] + telescope + [noun]
用法筆記
This sense is most common in product manuals, accident reports, and mechanical descriptions. The transitive form (to telescope something) requires a person or external force causing the shortening. The intransitive form describes the movement itself.