sighting

英 [ˈsaɪtɪŋ]

美 [ˈsaɪtɪŋ]

n.  看见，目睹(不寻常或短暂出现的事物)
v.  看到，发现(期待的事物)
sight的现在分词

复数：sightings　现在分词：sighting　

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Collins.1 / BNC.11783 / COCA.9075

牛津词典

noun

• 看见，目睹（不寻常或短暂出现的事物）
  an occasion when sb sees sb/sth, especially sth unusual or sth that lasts for only a short time
  1. a reported sighting of the Loch Ness monster
     据报道有人看见尼斯湖水怪

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (尤指对不寻常或意外事物的)所见，目睹
  Asighting ofsomething, especially something unusual or unexpected is an occasion on which it is seen.
  1. ...the sighting of a rare sea bird at Lundy island...
     在兰迪岛上看到一种珍稀海鸟
  2. The National Weather Service has reported several tornado sightings in Illinois.
     美国国家气象局报道说在伊利诺伊州出现了几次龙卷风。

英英释义

noun

• the act of observing
  1. several sightings of enemy troops were reported

双语例句

• In order to analyze the street sighting synthetically and quantificationally, this paper advanced the concept of surface layer.
  该文为了综合地、定量地分析和解读街路景观，提出了“表层”的概念。
• I don't know why he didn't record the sighting.
  我不知道他为什么没有照下来。
• That's the second sighting for that vehicle.
  那是第二次看见那辆车了。
• Based on the last yogurt sighting.
  根据上一次见到酸奶景象。
• A surveying instrument consisting of a spirit level and a sighting tube; used to measure the angle of inclination of a line from the observer to the target.
  由一个水平仪和一个观测管组成的测量工具；用来测量从观测者到目标的直线的倾斜角。
• That was how we alerted each other to a sighting at the beginning of the trip.
  这是我们在旅程开始时相互通知对方的发式。
• The standard sighting equipment includes a non-magnifying collimating sight with "ring and dot" illuminated aiming reticule.
  标准瞄准设备包括一个非直放大在望“光环和斑点”瞄准发亮镜头。
• Have you seen a tiger? There's been a sighting* A sighting?
  你们看到老虎了吗？瞄到了没有，瞄？
• This sighting is the first time the swans have been rediscovered since their release.
  这次发现是这批大天鹅在被戴上颈圈之后首次被人类观察到。
• Radio and satellite-based navigation systems have greatly reduced the need for large lighthouses in sighting land.
  无线电和卫星导航系统已大为降低了对在可视陆地范围内建大型灯塔的需要。