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

He is sighting about days gone by.
他在对消逝的年华叹息。
A surveying instrument consisting of a spirit level and a sighting tube; used to measure the angle of inclination of a line from the observer to the target.
由一个水平仪和一个观测管组成的测量工具；用来测量从观测者到目标的直线的倾斜角。
Sighting the flags of our brothers, we shall retreat them to other IM.
看到战友们的旗帜，将他们逐步转移到其它的即时通讯工具。
They are also used in many other leading edge technologies such as optical sighting systems and laser range finding.
他们还用在其他许多领先技术，如光学瞄准系统和激光测距。
That was how we alerted each other to a sighting at the beginning of the trip.
这是我们在旅程开始时相互通知对方的发式。
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 first sighting of a new star.
一颗新星首次有人见到。
Can sighting be explained as any conventional man-made or natural object?
可以看到被解释为任何常规人为或自然对象？
They wandered about in the Caribbean for over a week yet before sighting land.
他们游荡在加勒比海一个多星期仍然没有看见陆地。
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。