spyglass
/ˈspaɪɡlɑːs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈspaɪɡlæs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈspī-ˌglas/ (ame, mw)
spyglass — 名詞
- spyglasssingular
- spyglassesplural
1. A small, hand-held tube fitted with glass lenses that makes distant objects appe
單筒望遠鏡
手持式的小型望遠鏡
A small, hand-held tube fitted with glass lenses that makes distant objects appear larger and closer, used when sailing or exploring outdoors to see things far away.
Captain Oliveira raised his spyglass and scanned the empty horizon for enemy ships.
Oliveira 船長舉起單筒望遠鏡，掃視空蕩蕩的海平線，搜尋敵艦。
collocation: raise a spyglass / scan the horizon
From the observation deck, Yuki watched a pod of whales through her brass spyglass.
Yuki 在觀景臺上透過她的黃銅單筒望遠鏡看著一群鯨魚。
collocation: through one's spyglass
The antique spyglass had a brass sliding tube and a glass lens at each end.
這副古董單筒望遠鏡有一個銅製伸縮管，兩端各有一片玻璃透鏡。
Kwame peeked through the spyglass and saw the mountain guide waving from the ridge.
Kwame 透過單筒望遠鏡窺看，看見登山導遊正在山脊上揮手。
When her father handed her the spyglass, Amara focused it on the distant lighthouse.
父親把單筒望遠鏡遞給 Amara 時，她將焦點對準遠方的燈塔。
- telescope
a more general and modern term for any tube-shaped device that magnifies distant objects; spyglass specifically suggests a small, handheld type
- monocular
a modern single-tube device similar to a spyglass, but usually lighter and made with coated lenses rather than brass
- scope
an informal short form, used for any optical viewing device (telescope, rifle scope, microscope); less precise than spyglass
用法筆記
This word is less common in modern speech than telescope or binoculars. It often appears in stories about sailors, pirates, or historical exploration.