observer
- n.观察者;观察员;观察家;观测者;目击者;评论员;旁听者
复数： observers
observ(e) 观察 + -er 某种人
observernoun
观察者；观测者；目击者
a person who watches sb/sth
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。
观察员；旁听者
a person who attends a meeting, lesson, etc. to listen and watch but not to take part
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。
观察家；观察员；评论员
a person who watches and studies particular events, situations, etc. and is therefore considered to be an expert on them
a royal observer
王室观察家
These are all words for a person who sees sth happen.以上各词均指目睹事情发生的人。
a person who sees sth happen and is able to describe it to other people; a person who gives evidence in a court of law指目击者、见证人、证人：
Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident.
警方呼吁这起事故的目击者出来作证。
a group of people who have gathered to watch or listen to sth such as a play or concert; the number of people who watch or listen to the same thing on television, the radio or in the cinema指戏剧、音乐会、电视、电台、电影等的观众或听众
a person watching television; a person who looks at sth指电视观众、观看者：
The programme attracted millions of viewers.
这个节目吸引了数百万电视观众。
Some of her art is intended to shock the viewer.
她的一些艺术作品旨在教观赏者吃惊。
a person who sees sth happen指观察者、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。
a person who is watching an event, especially a sports event指观看者、观众，尤指体育比赛的：
The stadium holds 75 000 spectators.
该体育场可容纳7.5万名观众。
a person who watches sth that is happening but is not involved in it指旁观者：
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 person who is going past sb/sth by chance, especially when sth unexpected happens路人、过路的人，尤指意想不到的事发生时碰巧路过的：
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。
a person who is near and can see what is happening when sth such as an accident or fight takes place指现场目击者、旁观者：
Three innocent bystanders were killed in the crossfire.
三个无辜的旁观者在交叉火力中丧生。
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
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N-COUNT 观察者；观测者；目击者
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...
乍一看的话，还以为他们三人是晚上出来散步的。
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N-COUNT 观察家;评论员
An observer is someone who studies current events and situations, especially in order to comment on them and predict what will happen next.Observers say the events of the weekend seem to have increased support for the opposition...
观察家说周末发生的事件似乎为反对派赢得了更多支持。
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N-COUNT （监督重大事件或局势的）观察员
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 UN observer should attend the conference.
总统建议联合国应派一名观察员参加本次会议。
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He is an acute observer of the social scene .
他是个敏锐的社会现状观察者。
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A close observer would have noticed it .
若是一位细心的观察者，早就会注意到这个问题了。
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Representatives from the country were included as observers at the conference .
这个国家的代表都被列为会议的观察员。
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To the casual observer , the system appears confusing .
乍看起来，这个系统好像条理不清。
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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。
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It 's obvious even to the casual observer .
即便再马虎的人也能一眼看明白是怎么回事。
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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。
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Observers have reported serious violations of the ceasefire .
观察员报告说停火协议遭到严重破坏。
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These people are very sophisticated observers of the foreign policy scene .
这些人是观察外交政策领域动向的行家里手。
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As an impartial observer my analysis is supposed to be objective
作为中立的观察员，我的分析应该客观。
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Political observers believe that a new cabinet may be formed shortly .
政治观察家认为新内阁可能很快就会组建。
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A second illustrative example was taken from The Observer newspaper
另一个说明性的例子摘自《观察家报》。
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The talks took place in the presence of a diplomatic observer .
会谈是在一位外交观察员在场的情况下进行的。
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Independent observers say the campaign 's been very much fairer than expected
独立观察员说竞选比预期要公平得多。
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The president suggested that a UN observer should attend the conference .
总统建议联合国应派一名观察员参加本次会议。
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Observers say the events of the weekend seem to have increased support for the opposition
观察家说周末发生的事件似乎为反对派赢得了更多支持。
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The current sole superpower is far from being a disinterested observer
当前唯一的超级大国远不是一个公正的旁观者。
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A casual observer would have taken them to be three men out for an evening stroll
乍一看的话，还以为他们三人是晚上出来散步的。
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UN officials say two military observers were seized by the Khmer Rouge yesterday
联合国官员称昨天有两名军事观察员被红色高棉逮捕。
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Observers reckon the Bank of England will hold fire until nearer the Budget .
观察家认为英格兰银行会推迟到更加接近预算案出台时再采取措施。
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It seemed to some observers that the English had a mania for travelling
在某些观察家看来，英国人对旅行似乎抱有一种狂热。
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Few observers believe the president will do an about-face and start spending more .
没有几个观察家认为总统会彻底改变态度而增加开支。
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Observers have recently found in the Universe giant voids about 500,000,000 light-years across .
观察员最近在宇宙中发现了直径约5亿光年的巨型空洞。
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Even a casual observer could hardly have failed to notice the heightening of an already tense atmosphere .
即便是不经意的旁观者也一定已经觉察到本就紧张的气氛进一步加剧了。
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A poll for the Observer showed Labour on 39 per cent with the Tories lagging a point behind
《观察家报》一项民意调查显示，工党支持率为39%，保守党落后其1个百分点。
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The Observer found the play ' a feeble rehash of familiar Miller themes '
《观察家报》认为这部剧“是大家熟悉的米勒式主题的拙劣翻版”。
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There is a lengthy article on Spike Milligan in the Observer newspaper .
《观察家报》上有一篇关于斯派克·米利根的长篇文章。
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The painting depicted a hall so lifelike that a casual observer might believe himself to be looking through an open door .
这幅画描绘的厅堂如此逼真，若不细看，还真以为是从一扇开着的门往里看呢。
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The observer should take full notes on the atmospheric conditions .
观测者应对大气状况作详细记录。
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An acute observer usually sees the essence of things at first sight .
敏锐的观察家通常一眼即可看出事物的本质。
指因爱好或工作而观察某人、某事物的人。
More than ten thousand bird watchers visit annually.
每年有万余名观鸟者到访。
Where is the fire watcher?
火灾警戒员在哪里？
At that moment, the watchers became strangely quiet.
在那个时刻，那些观察家变得出奇地安静。
指戏剧、电影等的观众或演讲、音乐（会）等的听众，为集合名词；作主语时，若强调整体则其谓语动词用单数形式，若强调多个成员则其谓语动词用复数形式。
The audience was enormous.
观众人很多。
The audience were greatly moved by his words.
听了他的话，观众们很感动。
The performance caused a roar of laughter in the audience.
表演引起了观众的哄堂大笑。
His lecture drew a large audience.
他的讲座吸引了一大批听众。
指对某些事件、局势、事物等进行长期或定期观察的人，这些人被视为相关方面的专家。
conomic/political observers
经济观察家/政治观察员
The observer should take full notes on the atmospheric conditions.
观测者应对大气状况作详细记录。
An acute observer usually sees the essence of things at first sight.
敏锐的观察家通常一眼即可看出事物的本质。
指只在一旁静观事件发生或事态发展而不介入其中的人。
Onlookers gathered around the scene of the accident.
旁观者围聚在事故现场。
Her manner is that of an onlooker.
她采取的是一种旁观者的态度。
Some onlookers joined the marching demonstrators.
一些旁观的人加入了游行示威的队伍。
尤指体育赛事的观众，也指某些公共活动（如演出、游行等）的观看者。
About 10,000 spectators were watching the game.
约有1万名观众在观看比赛。
Thousands of spectators came to the city for the horse race.
数以千计的观众来到这座城市观看赛马。
The policeman asked the spectators to stand back.
警察要观看者退后。
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