observer
noun OPAL W
/əbˈzɜːvə(r)/
/əbˈzɜːrvər/
- a person who watches somebody/something
观察者；观测者；目击者 - According to observers, the plane exploded shortly after take-off.
据目击者说，飞机起飞后不久就爆炸了。 - To the casual observer (= somebody who does not pay much attention), the system appears confusing.
乍看起来，这个系统好像条理不清。 - Most art forms require a contribution from the observer.
大多数艺术形式需要观察者的贡献。
Synonyms witnesswitness- observer
- onlooker
- passer-by
- bystander
- eyewitness
- witness a person who sees something happen and is able to describe it to other people; a person who gives evidence in a court of law:
- Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident.
警方呼吁这起事故的目击者出来作证。
- Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident.
- observer a person who sees something happen:
- According to observers, the plane exploded shortly after take-off.
据目击者说，飞机起飞后不久就爆炸了。
- According to observers, the plane exploded shortly after take-off.
- onlooker a person who watches something that is happening but is not involved in it:
- A crowd of onlookers gathered at the scene of the crash.
在撞车地点聚集了一大群围观者。
- A crowd of onlookers gathered at the scene of the crash.
- passer-by a person who is going past somebody/something by chance, especially when something unexpected happens:
- Police asked passers-by if they had witnessed the accident.
警察询问过路的人是否目击了这次事故。
- Police asked passers-by if they had witnessed the accident.
- bystander a person who is near and can see what is happening when something such as an accident or fight takes place:
- Three innocent bystanders were killed in the crossfire.
三名无辜的旁观者在交火中丧生。
- Three innocent bystanders were killed in the crossfire.
- eyewitness a person who has seen a crime or accident and can describe it afterwards.
指犯罪或事故现场的目击者、见证人
- a witness/an observer/an onlooker/a passer-by/a bystander/an eyewitness sees something
- an observer/an onlooker/a passer-by/a bystander witnesses something
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- casual
- informed
- knowledgeable
- …
- send
- attend something as
- impress
- …
- see something
- note something
- say something
- …
- status
- bias
- as an observer
- observer of
- lead observers to conclude, suggest, etc. something
- According to observers, the plane exploded shortly after take-off.
- a person who attends a meeting, lesson, etc. to listen and watch but not to take part
观察员；旁听者 - A team of British officials were sent as observers to the conference.
一组英国官员被派去做大会观察员。
- Independent observers will monitor the elections.
独立观察员将监督选举。 - The country was granted observer status at the summit.
该国获得高峰会议的观察员身分。 - The talks were attended by observers from eight Arab countries and Israel.
这次会谈有来自 8 个阿拉伯国家和以色列的观察员出席。 - Observers noted an absence of the violence which had been a feature of previous elections.
观察家注意到没有发生以往选举常见的暴力。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- casual
- informed
- knowledgeable
- …
- send
- attend something as
- impress
- …
- see something
- note something
- say something
- …
- status
- bias
- as an observer
- observer of
- lead observers to conclude, suggest, etc. something
- A team of British officials were sent as observers to the conference.
- a person who watches and studies particular events, situations, etc. and is therefore considered to be an expert on them
观察家；观察员；评论员 - a royal observer
王室观察家
- Some military observers fear the US could get entangled in another war.
一些军事观察员担心美国会卷入另一场战争。 - To Western observers, their political system is strikingly different.
对西方观察家来说，他们的政治体系截然不同。 - an observer of the American cultural scene
美国文化现象观察家
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- casual
- informed
- knowledgeable
- …
- send
- attend something as
- impress
- …
- see something
- note something
- say something
- …
- status
- bias
- as an observer
- observer of
- lead observers to conclude, suggest, etc. something
- a royal observer
词源mid 16th cent.: from observe + -er.