lens

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lens /lenz/ ●●○ noun [countable]  1  TCPthe part of a camera through which light travels onto the surface where the image is recorded 〔照相机的〕镜头 a standard 50 mm lens 50毫米标准镜头 → telephoto lens, wide-angle lens, zoom lens →4  See picture of 见图 CAMERA2  DTa piece of curved glass or plastic which makes things look bigger, smaller, or clearer when you look through it 透镜；镜片 glasses with powerful lenses 镜片度数很高的眼镜 the lens of the microscope 显微镜镜片 →5 see picture at 见图 microscope3. HBHthe clear part inside your eye that focuses so you can see things clearly 〔眼球的〕晶状体4. MHDa contact lens 隐形眼镜

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lens• I can gaze seductively into a camera lens and give you that look of pure lust and desire.• They are used to increase the comfort of dry eye sufferers and contact lens wearers.• And with contact lenses, who knows?• The managers' experience was an imperfect lens with which to make sense of their new position.• Travels in time through the photographer's lens.• Analysis Have each group use two different jars and draw what they see through the lenses as accurately as possible.• I didn't wear the lenses for six months.• Jan wears glasses with thick lenses.• Without lenses, they can not be seeing an image.• a 115mm zoom lensOrigin lens (1600-1700) Latin “lentil”; because of its shape

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lens /lenz/ noun [countable]1. the part of a camera through which the light travels before it reaches the film:
    a standard 50 mm lens ⇨ telephoto lens, wide-angle lens, zoom lens
2. a piece of curved glass or plastic which makes things look bigger, smaller, or clearer when you look through it:
    glasses with powerful lenses
    the lens of the microscope
3. the clear part inside your eye that focuses so you can see things clearly
4. a contact lens

lensBrE /lenz/ 🔊NAmE /lenz/ 🔊 noun

a curved piece of glass or plastic that makes things look larger, smaller or clearer when you look through it 透镜；镜片◆a pair of glasses with tinted lenses一副有色镜片眼镜◆a camera with an adjustable lens带有可调镜头的照相机◆a lens cap/cover 镜头帽；镜头盖  ➡  see also fisheye lens, telephoto lens, wide-angle lens, zoom lens (informal) = contact lens ◆Have you got your lenses in? 你戴了隐形眼镜吗？🔊🔊

(anatomy 解剖学) the transparent part of the eye, behind the pupil, that focuses light so that you can see clearly （眼球的）晶状体