托福词汇：TELESCOPE

telescope ['teliskəup] US UK

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n. 望远镜

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noun

【释义】

a piece of equipment shaped like a tube, used for making distant objects look larger and closer

望远镜:

【例句】

Details on the moon's surface can only be seen through a telescope.

月球表面的详细情况只有通过望远镜才能看到。

verb

【释义】

[T] to make a process or set of events happen in a shorter time

使〔某一过程或某事件〕缩短:

【例句】

The whole legal process was telescoped into a few weeks.

整个法律程序被缩短到几个星期。

【释义】

[I] if something telescopes, the parts of it press together or slide over each other, and it becomes smaller

叠套缩短，叠缩:

【例句】

The front of the car telescoped when it hit the wall.

汽车撞在墙上，车头都撞瘪了。