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| /əbˈzɜːvə/ |
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| 1 | someone whose opinions are broadcast or published because they know a lot about a particular subject 观察家 |
| Many political observers believe that the election is already decided. 许多政治观察家认为大选结果已定。 |
| +of He was a witty and cynical observer of the social scene. 他是社会现象诙谐而尖刻的观察家。 |
| | 1a | someone who visits a place officially to make sure that something is done fairly and correctly （官方派出的）观察员 | | foreign/outside/military/independent observers Foreign observers declared the elections fair. 外国观察员声称选举是公正的。 | |
| | 1b | someone who is present at an event but takes no active part （事件的）观察员 | | I was invited to attend their conference as an observer. 我应邀作为观察员出席了他们的会议。 | |
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| 2 | someone who looks at something as their job or as part of an experiment （职业的）观察者；（实验的）观测员 |
| A trained observer can scan the images in minutes. 一个训练有素的观测员能在几分钟内将这些图像浏览一遍。 |
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| 3 | someone who sees or notices something 目击者 |
| Observers said soldiers opened fire on the camp’ s inhabitants. 目击者称士兵向营地居民开枪。 |
| casual observer (=someone not paying much attention) The most casual observer would have noticed his strange behaviour. 漫不经心的观察者 |
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