| 单词 | scope |
| 释义 | scope (once / 564 pages) 1n 2n Business people like to use the word scope because it specifies the extent of their responsibilities. Once you know the scope of a project, you can decide if you're qualified and how much time it will take to do it. If your boss gives you a new task and you don't want to do it, tell him or her it's not within the scope of your duties. A scope is also a device used to see something in the distance. You'll find one on shotguns, submarines, radars and the like. You can use scope as a verb meaning "to look out or around." When you and your friends go out, you probably scope out a few places to see where the action is. WORD FAMILYscope USAGE EXAMPLESBeyond defining its scope, there are competing ideas about what a convention should tackle. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Acknowledging the true scale and the scope of the problem is the first step. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) The throwaway scope: A way to ditch superbugs? Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1n the state of the environment in which a situation exists Syn|Hypo|Hyper background, setting canvas, canvass the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account show window, showcasea setting in which something can be displayed to best effect environment the totality of surrounding conditions 2n an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet" 2within the scope of an investigation Syn|Hypo|Hyper ambit, compass, orbit, range, reach approximate range, ballpark near to the scope or range of something confinesa bounded scope contrastthe range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness) internationalism, internationalityquality of being international in scope latitudescope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction horizon, purview, viewthe range of interest or activity that can be anticipated expanse, sweepa wide scope gamuta complete extent or range: "a face that expressed a gamut of emotions" spectruma broad range of related objects or values or qualities or ideas or activities palette, palletthe range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art extent the distance or area or volume over which something extends 1n a magnifier of images of distant objects Syn|Hypo|Hyper telescope astronomical telescope any telescope designed to collect and record electromagnetic radiation from cosmic sources collimatora small telescope attached to a large telescope to use in setting the line of the larger one equatoriala telescope whose mounting has only two axes of motion, one parallel to the Earth's axis and the other one at right angles to it solar telescopea telescope designed to make observations of the sun transit instrumenta telescope mounted on an axis running east and west and used to time the transit of a celestial body across the meridian optical telescopean astronomical telescope designed to collect and record light from cosmic sources radio reflector, radio telescopeastronomical telescope that picks up electromagnetic radiations in the radio-frequency range from extraterrestrial sources magnifier a scientific instrument that magnifies an image 2n electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities Syn|Hyper CRO, cathode-ray oscilloscope, oscilloscope electronic equipment equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor) |
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