sighting

[US]/'saɪtɪŋ/
[UK]/'saɪtɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 照准;瞄准;视线
v. 看见(sight的ing形式)
Word Forms
现在分词sighting
复数sightings

Phrases & Collocations

at first sight

乍一看;初看之下

in sight

adv. 在即,在望;看得见;被看到

out of sight

看不见;在视野之外;在看不见的地方

first sight

第一眼;乍看起来;初见

lose one's sight

失明;失去视力

lose sight of

忽田;不再看见

at sight

一见就

line of sight

视线;瞄准线

catch sight of

看到;瞥见

on sight

一见就,立即

within sight

在视线内;[军]在望远镜的观测范围内;在望

sight draft

[经]即期汇票

draft at sight

即期汇票

in sight of

在看得见...的位置

within sight of

能看见;在看得见…的地方;在即(等于in sight of)

a sight of

非常多的

lost sight of

看不见;丢掉

payable at sight

见票即付

Example Sentences

a sighting of a whale in the harbor; a reported sighting of a UFO.

在港口看到一条鲸鱼;一篇看到不明飞行物的报道

recent sightings have raised hopes that otters are making a return.

人们近来数次见到水獭,这使他们产生了水獭正在回归的希望。

The police are now following up a number of reported sightings of the missing woman’s car.

有多项报告说看见失踪妇人的汽车,警方正在进行调查。

* Yowie sighting - In 1987, the Alice Springs police station received a call from a frightened family.

*发现野人--1987年,爱丽丝温泉警察局接到一个受惊吓的人家打来的电话,该家庭上午狩猎野兔后,准备歇息一会儿。

Cao Xing, among the soldiers, sneakingly drew his bow and, sighting his target well, shot Xiahou Dun in his left eye.

阵上曹性看见,暗地拈弓搭箭,觑得亲切,一箭射去,正中夏侯惇左目。

The sighting of a rare bird excited the birdwatchers.

鸟类观察者们对一只稀有鸟类的发现感到兴奋。

The UFO sighting was reported to the authorities.

有人向当局报告了不明飞行物的目击。

The police are investigating the reported Bigfoot sighting.

警方正在调查报告的大脚怪目击事件。

She claimed to have a ghost sighting in the old house.

她声称在那座老房子里看到了鬼魂。

The whale sighting tour was a popular attraction for tourists.

鲸鱼观察之旅是游客们的热门景点。

The sighting of the comet was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

看到彗星是一次终生难忘的经历。

The reported Loch Ness Monster sighting turned out to be a hoax.

据称的尼斯湖水怪目击事件最终被证明是一个骗局。

The sighting of a shooting star brought good luck according to superstition.

根据迷信,看到流星会带来好运。

The safari guide pointed out a lion sighting in the distance.

游猎导游指出远处有狮子出现。

The reported alien sighting sparked a frenzy of media coverage.

据称的外星人目击引发了媒体的疯狂报道。

Real-world Examples

So current, plankton, weather, wind as these are all things that may influence manta sightings.

因此,洋流、浮游生物、天气条件和风速都可能会影响我们对蝠鲼的观察。

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2021 Collection

There have been very few sightings since.

自那之后,就很少有人看见了。

Source: VOA Special October 2017 Collection

That's in case there's a sighting of him in this city.

那是为了在这个城市一睹他的英姿。

Source: Authentic American English Listening Podcast (Slow)

The red dot meant it was a rare sighting.

这个红点表示很少见。

Source: VOA Slow English Technology

They never reported the sighting because it would hurt the sick narrative.

他们从来不报道这些,因为这会伤害到病人当事人。

Source: Listening Digest

Now there is a sighting of tornado near New Castle, Oklahoma.

现在龙卷风已经来到了俄克拉荷马州纽卡斯尔市。

Source: NPR News May 2013 Compilation

On the cliffs above shark spotters used to take these sightings for granted.

在这岸边,鲨鱼巡视员过去常常能看见它们。

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2019 Collection

Norwegian police investigating 10 sightings of medium-sized unidentified drones over these exercises.

挪威警方正在对演习期间出现的10次中型不明身份的无人机进行调查。

Source: CNN Selects December 2016 Collection

An actual waitress sighting in this dump.

这破地方居然还有个女招待。

Source: Modern Family - Season 03

Recently developed smartphone apps permit users to report shark sightings in real time.

最近开发的智能手机应用程序允许用户实时报道看到的鲨鱼。

Source: VOA Special June 2023 Collection

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