sighting

英 [ˈsaɪtɪŋ]

美 [ˈsaɪtɪŋ]

n.  看见，目睹(不寻常或短暂出现的事物)
v.  看到，发现(期待的事物)
sight的现在分词

复数：sightings　现在分词：sighting　

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Collins.1 / BNC.11783 / COCA.9075

牛津词典

noun

• 看见，目睹（不寻常或短暂出现的事物）
  an occasion when sb sees sb/sth, especially sth unusual or sth that lasts for only a short time
  1. a reported sighting of the Loch Ness monster
     据报道有人看见尼斯湖水怪

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (尤指对不寻常或意外事物的)所见，目睹
  Asighting ofsomething, especially something unusual or unexpected is an occasion on which it is seen.
  1. ...the sighting of a rare sea bird at Lundy island...
     在兰迪岛上看到一种珍稀海鸟
  2. The National Weather Service has reported several tornado sightings in Illinois.
     美国国家气象局报道说在伊利诺伊州出现了几次龙卷风。

英英释义

noun

• the act of observing
  1. several sightings of enemy troops were reported

双语例句

• Allen said he has already reported the sighting to Washington, and is in the process of writing a report on the event.
  艾伦表示，他已经将报告说，他们发现前往华盛顿，并在写作过程中报告了这次活动。
• Then again, if you take this route, you might miss sighting Xuanwu Lake's black dragon.
  再说，如果你考虑这条路线，您可能会错过发现玄武湖的黑龙。
• This was the first sighting of a bird of this type outside australia.
  在澳大利亚以外发现这种鸟的踪迹，这还是第一次。
• The effect on the number of sighting star, the precision of star sensor and the change of sampling period to the error determination is analyzed and compared.
  分析比较了同时瞄准恒星的个数、星敏感器的精度以及改变采样周期对航天器定位误差的影响。
• This sighting is the first time the swans have been rediscovered since their release.
  这次发现是这批大天鹅在被戴上颈圈之后首次被人类观察到。
• A French defense spokesman confirmed the reports on the ship's sighting.
  一名法国国防发言人确认发现了这艘船只。
• The standard sighting equipment includes a non-magnifying collimating sight with "ring and dot" illuminated aiming reticule.
  标准瞄准设备包括一个非直放大在望“光环和斑点”瞄准发亮镜头。
• The designing method and engineering realization of observing and sighting system simulation for tank embedded shooting training are introduced in this paper.
  介绍了一种坦克嵌入式射击训练观瞄系统仿真的设计方法及其工程实现。
• He drove straight by sighting along the center line.
  他注视着中央线，驾车径直向前驶去。
• That's the second sighting for that vehicle.
  那是第二次看见那辆车了。