spyglass
noun [ C ] uk/ˈspaɪ.ɡlɑːs/ us/ˈspaɪ.ɡlæs/
小型望远镜
a small telescope (= a cylinder-shaped device for making objects that are far away look closer and larger, using a combination of lenses, or lenses and curved mirrors)
Through a spyglass, he saw a heavily defended fort. 通过望远镜，他看到了一个防守严密的堡垒。
She heads to the roof every day with the family spyglass, to keep watch for planes. 她每天拿着家里的望远镜去屋顶看飞机。
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- He lifted his spyglass again and took another look toward the oncoming boats.
- It's as if you are looking through a spyglass.
- The captain leveled his spyglass on the distant speck.