telescope /'teliskәup/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a magnifier of images of distant objects
• (v.) crush together or collapse
• (v.) make smaller or shorter

Chinese translation

• n. 望远镜
• vi. 叠缩, 嵌进, 缩短
• vt. 使叠缩, 使缩短

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/'teliskәup/

Syllables

3

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 3.75 · Super Rare

Word forms

telescoped, telescoping, telescopes

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