英语词汇“observer”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1 (noun) in the sense of witness

A casual observer would have assumed they were siblings.

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witness

No witnesses of the crash have come forward.

viewer

The series is watched by around 19 million viewers every week.

spectator

Thirty thousand spectators watched the final game.

looker-on

watcher

A perceptive watcher would have realised something was wrong.

onlooker

A handful of onlookers stood around watching.

eyewitness

Eyewitnesses say that the thieves were armed.

bystander

Bystanders filmed the incident on their phones.

spotter

fly on the wall

beholder

2 (noun) in the sense of commentator

Political observers believe there may be a general election soon.

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commentator

a sports commentator

commenter

reporter

special correspondent

3 (noun) in the sense of monitor

A UN observer should attend the conference.

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monitor

Government monitors will continue to accompany reporters.

inspector

The mill was finally closed down by safety inspectors.

watchdog

the government's consumer watchdog

supervisor

a full-time job as a supervisor at a factory

overseer

Officials agreed to appoint a federal overseer to run the agency's daily business.

scrutineer

Quotation

I am a camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinking [Christopher Isherwood – Goodbye to Berlin]

单词	observer
释义	Trends of observer View usage for: observer (əbzɜːʳvəʳ) Word forms: plural observers 1. countable noun You can refer to someone who sees or notices something as an observer. A casual observer would have taken them to be three men out for an evening stroll. Observers say the woman pulled a knife out of the bunch of flowers and stabbed himin the neck. 2. countable noun An observer is someone who studies current events and situations, especially in order to comment on them and predict what will happen next. [journalism] Observers say the events of the weekend seem to have increased support for the opposition. Political observers believe that a new cabinet may be formed shortly. Synonyms: commentator, commenter, reporter, special correspondent More Synonyms of observer 3. countable noun An observer is a person who is sent to observe an important event or situation, especially in order to make sure it happens as it should, or so that they can tell other people about it. The president suggested that a U.N. observer should attend the conference. More Synonyms of observer observer in British English (əbˈzɜːvə) noun 1. a person or thing that observes 2. a person who attends a conference solely to note the proceedings 3. a person trained to identify aircraft, esp, formerly, a member of an aircrew observer in American English (əbˈzɜrvər) noun 1. a person who observes something ; specif., a. a soldier manning an observation post b. a person who attends an assembly, convention, etc., not as an official delegate but only to observe and report the proceedings c. an official, usually a member of a group, sent by a UN committee to collect and report facts on the situation in a special area 2. a member of an aircraft crew, other than a pilot, with certain specialized duties and a special rating (aircraft observer) Examples of 'observer' in a sentence observer To any interested observer he might have been a father taking out his daughter for a celebratory dinner. Forbes, Bryan THE ENDLESS GAME (2001) Of course, the casual observer would never have guessed how little the island meant to him. Jennifer Fallon TREASON KEEP (2001) Ken's forte was not interpersonal interaction, being more of an observer of reaction than a participant. Lustbader, Eric FLOATING CITY (2001) Quotations I am a camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinkingChristopher IsherwoodGoodbye to Berlin In other languages observer British English: observer /əbˈzɜːvə/ NOUN An observer is someone who sees or notices something. `He lost his temper completely,' said an observer. American English: observer Arabic: مُرَاقِبٌّ Brazilian Portuguese: observador Chinese: 观察者 Croatian: promatrač Czech: přihlížející Danish: observatør Dutch: observator European Spanish: observador Finnish: tarkkailija French: observateur German: Beobachter Greek: παρατηρητής Italian: osservatore Japanese: 観察者 Korean: 관찰자 Norwegian: observatør Polish: obserwator European Portuguese: observador Romanian: observator Russian: наблюдатель Latin American Spanish: observador Swedish: observatör Thai: ผู้สังเกตการณ์ Turkish: gözlemci Ukrainian: спостерігач Vietnamese: quan sát viên Chinese translation of 'observer' observer (əbˈzəːvəʳ) n (c) (= onlooker) 旁观(觀)者 (pángguānzhě) (名, míng) (= commentator) 评(評)论(論)员(員) (pínglùnyuán) (名, míng) 1 (noun) in the sense of witness A casual observer would have assumed they were siblings. Synonyms witness No witnesses of the crash have come forward. viewer The series is watched by around 19 million viewers every week. spectator Thirty thousand spectators watched the final game. looker-on watcher A perceptive watcher would have realised something was wrong. onlooker A handful of onlookers stood around watching. eyewitness Eyewitnesses say that the thieves were armed. bystander Bystanders filmed the incident on their phones. spotter fly on the wall beholder 2 (noun) in the sense of commentator Political observers believe there may be a general election soon. Synonyms commentator a sports commentator commenter reporter special correspondent 3 (noun) in the sense of monitor A UN observer should attend the conference. Synonyms monitor Government monitors will continue to accompany reporters. inspector The mill was finally closed down by safety inspectors. watchdog the government's consumer watchdog supervisor a full-time job as a supervisor at a factory overseer Officials agreed to appoint a federal overseer to run the agency's daily business. scrutineer Quotation I am a camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinking [Christopher Isherwood – Goodbye to Berlin] Additional synonyms in the sense of bystander Definition a person present but not involved Bystanders filmed the incident on their phones. Synonyms onlooker, passer-by, spectator, witness, observer, viewer, looker-on, watcher, eyewitness in the sense of eyewitness Definition a person present at an event who can describe what happened Eyewitnesses say that the thieves were armed. Synonyms observer, witness, spectator, looker-on, viewer, passer-by, watcher, onlooker, bystander in the sense of inspector Definition an official who checks that things or places meet certain regulations and standards The mill was finally closed down by safety inspectors. Synonyms examiner, investigator, supervisor, monitor, superintendent, auditor, censor, surveyor, scrutinizer, checker, overseer, scrutineer Synonyms of 'observer' observer Explore 'observer' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of onlooker Definition a person who observes without taking part A handful of onlookers stood around watching. Synonyms spectator, witness, observer, viewer, looker-on, watcher, eyewitness, bystander, sightseer in the sense of overseer Officials agreed to appoint a federal overseer to run the agency's daily business. Synonyms supervisor, manager, chief, boss (informal), master, inspector, superior, administrator, steward, superintendent, gaffer (informal, British), or woman or person">foreman or woman or person, super (informal) in the sense of spectator Definition a person viewing anything Thirty thousand spectators watched the final game. Synonyms onlooker, observer, viewer, witness, looker-on, watcher, eyewitness, bystander, beholder in the sense of supervisor a full-time job as a supervisor at a factory Synonyms boss (informal), manager, superintendent, chief, inspector, administrator, steward, gaffer (informal, British), or woman or person">foreman or woman or person, overseer in the sense of viewer Definition a person who views something, esp. television The series is watched by around 19 million viewers every week. Synonyms watcher, observer, spectator, onlooker, couch potato (informal), TV watcher, one of an audience in the sense of watchdog Definition a person or group that acts as a guard against inefficiency or illegality the government's consumer watchdog Synonyms guardian, monitor, inspector, protector, custodian, scrutineer in the sense of watcher A perceptive watcher would have realised something was wrong. Synonyms viewer, witness, observer, spy, spectator, looker-on, onlooker, lookout, fly on the wall
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