| 词汇 | periscope |
| 释义 | periscopeWord family nounperiscopeadjectiveperiscopic Water, Navy, Military, Tools per·i·scope /ˈperəskəʊp $ -skoʊp/ noun [countableC] TTWPMNa long tube with mirrors fitted in it, used to look over the top of something, especially to see out of a submarine 〔尤指潜艇上用的〕潜望镜 Examples from the Corpus periscope• Rear cockpit above features a periscope that seemingly makes the front occupant's head transparent.• I've always found a periscope to be a very useful accessory in these conditions.• Their plan, which involves a periscope, works in unexpected ways.• And when they did, they moved very slowly, like a periscope.• He scorned the use of a periscope, and stood and poked his head over the parapet.• When I started circuit work that periscope, completely forgotten during the flight, made me jump just before touchdown.• We upped periscope, identified it, then downed periscope. (1800-1900) peri- (from Greek; PERICARDIUM) + Greek skopos “look” |
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