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| /ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃn/ |
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| 1 | U the process of watching someone or something carefully, in order to find something out 注意；观察；观测；监视 |
| She’ s been admitted to hospital for observation. 她已入院观察。 |
| +of a detailed observation of the birds that visited the garden 对飞到花园里的鸟的详细观察 |
| | 1a | being watched carefully by doctors or police officers 受观察；受监视 | | She remains under observation in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. 她仍在阿伯丁皇家医院接受观察。 | |
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| 2 | C a written or spoken comment about something you have seen , heard , or felt 评述；评论；言论 |
| make an observation She made several excellent observations in her essay on Charles Dickens. 她在关于查尔斯·狄更斯的文章中发表了一些精彩的评述。 |
| +on/about He made some sarcastic observations about marriage. 他对婚姻作了一些尖刻的评论。 |
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| 3 | U the ability to notice things 观察力 |
| powers of observation Most children have great powers of observation. 大多数孩子都有很强的观察力。 |
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| 4 | U the practice of obeying a law , rule , or custom 遵守；奉行 |
| +of the observation of religious customs 对宗教习俗的遵守 |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| observational adj |
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| Words frequently used with observation | | observation 的常见搭配词 | | adjectives | careful, casual, close, detailed, systematic, | 1 | | | |
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