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

• They wandered about in the Caribbean for over a week yet before sighting land.
  他们游荡在加勒比海一个多星期仍然没有看见陆地。
• But the lunar sighting often divides Muslim communities over its exact date.
  但是见月的确切日期经常导致穆斯林社会的分裂。
• That's the second sighting for that vehicle.
  那是第二次看见那辆车了。
• 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。
• Can sighting be explained as any conventional man-made or natural object?
  可以看到被解释为任何常规人为或自然对象？
• I don't know why he didn't record the sighting.
  我不知道他为什么没有照下来。
• They are also used in many other leading edge technologies such as optical sighting systems and laser range finding.
  他们还用在其他许多领先技术，如光学瞄准系统和激光测距。
• 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。
• Simulation System Design For Single Rod Tracking and Laser Range Finding Based on Sighting Telescope Visual Field
  基于瞄准镜视景的单柄跟踪激光测距仿真系统设计
• Our men have reported a sighting of inspector clouseau.
  有手下报告发现了克劳索。