1 N-UNCOUNT 观察；观测 Observation is the action or process of carefully watching someone or something. 观察；观测
SYN watching, study, survey, review
2 N-COUNT 观察所得；观察资料；观测数据 An observation is something that you have learned by seeing or watching something and thinking about it. 观察所得；观察资料；观测数据
SYN comment, finding, thought, note
3 N-COUNT （通常指观察后发表的）评论，言论 If a person makes an observation, they make a comment about something or someone, usually as a result of watching how they behave. （通常指观察后发表的）评论，言论
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'You're an obstinate man,' she said. 'Is that a criticism,' I said, 'or just an observation?'.
“你是个很执拗的人，”她说道。“你这是批评呢，”我说，“还是只是发表评论而已？”
SYN remark, thought, comment, statement
4 N-UNCOUNT 观察力 Observation is the ability to pay a lot of attention to things and to notice more about them than most people do. 观察力
| Word Partnership | Use observation with: |
| PREP. | by observation, through observation, under observation 1 |
| ADJ. | careful observation 1 direct observation 1 2 3 |
| VERB. | make an observation 3 |
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