binoculars

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bi·noc·u·lars /bɪˈnɒkjələz, baɪ- $ -ˈnɑːkjələrz/ ●○○ noun [plural]   TLOOK ATa pair of special glasses, that you hold up to your eyes to look at objects that are a long distance away 双筒望远镜 SYN field glasses →4  See picture of 见图 OPTICAL →5 see picture at 见图 optical

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binoculars• Bring binoculars, sunscreen, walking shoes, hat and a good bird guide.• People were hurrying, binoculars bouncing on chests.• With increased power, the field of view becomes smaller, and with increased aperture the binoculars become heavier.• Pearl was saying, lifting the binoculars, her hands trembling, the lenses tapping the window pane.• Through the binoculars I thought I made out an animal stretched out on the beach on a beeline from my window.• He took the binoculars from around his neck and held them out.• An inspection through binoculars revealed a vertical slate stack, impossible to see from the cliffs above.• Omicron has a G-type spectrum, but when seen through binoculars seems to me rather more orange than might be expected.Origin binoculars (1800-1900) binocular “using both eyes” ((18-21 centuries)), from Latin bini ( → BINARY) + oculus “eye”

bi·noc·u·lars nounChineseSyllable  

glasses, Corpus a pair special of you that

binoculars
bi‧noc‧u‧lars /bɪˈnɒkjələz, bɪˈnɒkjʊləz, baɪ- $ -ˈnɑːkjələrz/ noun [plural]
a pair of special glasses, that you hold up to your eyes to look at objects that are a long distance away
   SYN  field glasses

bin·ocu·larsBrE /bɪˈnɒkjələz/ 🔊NAmE /bɪˈnɑːkjələrz/ 🔊 (also specialist ˈfield glasses) noun [plural]

an instrument, like two small telescopes fixed together, that makes objects that are far away seem nearer when you look through it 双筒望远镜◆a pair of binoculars一副双筒望远镜◆We looked at the birds through binoculars. 我们用双筒望远镜观鸟。🔊🔊