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observation

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n.观察,观测,[pl.] 观察资料(或报告)

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observation为短语/超纲词汇   词频:1858

词形变化:

副词:observationally 形容词:observational

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serv=to serve(服务),to keep(保持)

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observation


/,ɒbzə'veɪʃn; ,ɑbzɚ`veʃən/
n
1 [U] action of observing; (state of) being observed 观察; 注意
*observation of an animal's behaviour 观察动物的习性 *observation of a patient 观察病人
* We escaped observation,ie were not seen. 我们避开了人们的注意.
2 [U] ability to observe things 观察力
*powers of observation 观察力
* A scientist's observation should be very good. 科学家的观察力应该很敏锐.
3 [C] remark or comment 言语; 评论
*She made one or two observations about the weather. 她说了一两句关于天气的话.
4 observations [pl] (fml 文) (recording of) collected information 观察资料; 观察记录; 观察报告
*He's just published his observations on British bird life. 他刚发表了英国鸟类生活观察报告.
5 (idm 习语) be under obser`vation be carefully and closely watched 受严密监视
*He was under observation by the police. 他受到警方严密监视. keep sb under obser`vation watch sb carefully (esp a suspected criminal or a hospital patient) 严密监视或细心观察某人(尤指嫌疑犯或医院病人)
*The patient is seriously ill and is being kept under continuous observation. 病人病情严重, 现接受持续观察. take an obser`vation observe the position of the sun or another heavenly body in order to find one's exact geographical position 测天(观测太阳或另一天体的位置以确定自己的确切位置).

observation


n
[U and C]
the process of watching something or someone carefully for a period of time
observation of
 Bloomfield's approach to linguistics was based on observation of the language.
 He spent two nights under under close observation in hospital.
 His orders were to keep the men under observation .
 Art classes help develop children's powers of observation .
 Careful observation suggests that this is not the case.
 Detailed observations were carried out on the behaviour of the students.
 From their direct observations , children absorb a model of marriage.
[C]
something that you notice when watching something or someone
 Some interesting observations emerged from this research.
[C]
a spoken or written remark about something you have noticed
observation on
 Darwin's observations on the habits of certain birds
observation about
 Paz makes some observations about the role of the critic.
[U]
the act of obeying a law etc
= observance
>observationaladj
COLLOCATES for sense 1
be under observation (=being watched carefully)
keep somebody under observation
somebody's powers of observation (=someone's ability to notice things)
close/careful/detailed observation
direct observation
personal observation

1. When one seriously studies the social orders that have had the opportunity to develop autonomously, the figure becomes no more than an exact and matter-of-fact observation.
    当一个人认真地研究自发形成的社会秩序时,杜威的比喻就是他实事求是观察得来的形象化的说法。

2. The experiment needed careful observation.
    这个实验需要细心观察。

3. The key to a solution of that problem lay in an everyday observation.
    可以从我们的日常生活观察中找到这个问题的答案。

4. A burst of activity associated with the laying of submarine cables soon confirmed the Challenger´s observation that many parts of the ocean were two to three miles deep,
    铺设海底电缆的热潮很快证实了"挑战者"号的观察结果:海洋中很多地方可深达两三英里,

5. A young English writer made the pertinent observation a year or two back that the talent goes into the first draft, and the art into the drafts that follow.
    一两年前,一位年轻的英国作家发表了中肯的看法。他说,初稿是才华,以后各稿是艺术。

6. Stevens makes this observation: "The personal cost of policing has never been so high.
    史蒂文斯这样评论道:"警务的人力成本从未如此之高,

7. On Wednesday, a court committed him to a hospital for observation (观察) of his mental condition.
    星期三,法庭押送他到医院做精神状况检查。

8. If parents were prepared for this adolescent reaction, and realized that it was a sign that the child was growing up and developing valuable powers of observation and independent judgment,
    如果家长对青少年的这种反应有思想准备,并且意识到这象征着孩子们正在成熟和正在发展宝贵的观察力、独立判断力,

9. If the term sounds unscientific to 20th-century ears, let us remember there is a definite connection between marshy lands and malaria, and that the naming of the disease itself perhaps represents a praiseworthy effort of observation.
    尽管对20世纪的人来说,“坏空气”一词听起来不科学,我们应该记得沼泽地和疟疾之间有着肯定的联系,因此,“坏空气”一词自身也许代表着一种值得称道的观察。

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