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telescope

释义

telescope

noun countable

UK /ˈtelɪˌskəʊp/

Word Forms

singular	telescope
plural	telescopes

1
a piece of equipment shaped like a tube that you look through to make distant objects look closer and larger
Synonyms and related words
Equipment you look through to make objects closer or larger
binoculars
eyepiece
field glasses

telescope

noun countable

US /ˈteləˌskoʊp/

Word Forms

singular	telescope
plural	telescopes

1
a piece of equipment shaped like a tube that you look through to make distant objects look closer and larger
Synonyms and related words
Equipment you look through to make objects closer or larger
binoculars
eyepiece
field glasses

telescope

verb transitive

UK /ˈtelɪˌskəʊp/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	telescope
he/she/it	telescopes
present participle	telescoping
past tense	telescoped
past participle	telescoped

1
to slide a number of things together so that they fill less space
Synonyms and related words
To change the width of something
widen
stretch
open out
1. 1a
  to make something shorter in length or time
  He telescopes the whole story into 15 minutes.
  Synonyms and related words
  To change the length of something
  lengthen
  stretch
  shorten

telescope

verb transitive

US /ˈteləˌskoʊp/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	telescope
he/she/it	telescopes
present participle	telescoping
past tense	telescoped
past participle	telescoped

1
to slide a number of things together so that they fill less space
Synonyms and related words
To change the width of something
widen
stretch
open out
1. 1a
  to make something shorter in length or time
  He telescopes the whole story into 15 minutes.
  Synonyms and related words
  To change the length of something
  lengthen
  stretch
  shorten

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