casual observer• While the Macintosh still possess all the benefits it seems, to a casual observer, to be an incompatible system.• To a casual observer water on a surface may appear to be in completecontact with it.• A casual observer on Van Ness the other day saw even younger adults have difficulty.• This is mostly due to the almost universallowering of expectations among diehard fans and casual observers.• Even for casual observers the clues to its presence are abundant.• This is the sight which stays with even the casual observer.• But lately, to the casual observer, it would seem that the match is being interrupted, or at least expanded.• To the casual observer, the tide may seem to be the only movement of water in the estuary.
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na seriousBritish Sunday newspaper which generally supports fairly left-wing political ideas. The Observer is owned by the same company that owns The Guardian.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + OBSERVER | OBSERVER + VERB | PHRASES | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤casual漫不經心的觀察者◇To the casual observer, it would have looked like any other domestic argument.乍看起來,這與其他家庭糾紛沒什麼兩樣。➤informed, knowledgeable (especially NAmE) 見多識廣的/有學問的觀察者▸➤acute, astute, careful, close, keen, shrewd敏銳的/精明的/細心的/專注的/熱心的/機靈的觀察者➤experienced, long-time, seasoned有經驗的/長期的/老練的觀察者▸➤sceptical/skeptical持懷疑態度的觀察者▸➤sympathetic富有同情心的觀察者▸➤detached, impartial, neutral, objective, unbiased公正的/不偏不倚的/中立的/客觀的/無偏見的觀察者➤reasonable通情達理的觀察者▸➤external, independent, outside外部觀察者;獨立觀察員◇Independent observers will monitor the elections.獨立觀察員將監督選舉。➤trained受過專門培訓的觀察者▸➤foreign, international國外/國際觀察員▸➤American, Western, etc.美國、西方等觀察員▸➤industry, legal, media, military, political行業/法律/媒體/軍事/政治觀察員◇Some military observers fear the US could get entangled in another war.一些軍事觀察員擔心美國會捲入另一場戰爭。➤election選舉觀察員▸➤human觀測的人➤passive被動觀察者VERB + OBSERVER➤send派出觀察員◇Observers were sent to check the conduct of the elections.已經派出觀察員檢查選舉工作。➤attend sth as作為觀察員出席⋯▸➤impress, puzzle, shock, strike, stun, surprise給觀察員留下深刻印象;使觀察員困惑;令觀察員吃驚◇The suddenness of this move surprised observers.這一突然的舉動使觀察員感到驚訝。OBSERVER + VERB➤see sth觀察員看到⋯➤note sth, say sth觀察員指出⋯/評論說⋯➤agree sth觀察員同意⋯➤believe sth, think sth觀察員相信⋯/認為⋯➤expect sth, predict sth觀察員期待⋯/預測⋯▸➤attend sth觀察員出席⋯◇The talks were attended by observers from eight Arab countries and Israel.這次會談有來自 8 個阿拉伯國家和以色列的觀察員出席。➤monitor sth觀察員監督⋯PHRASES➤status觀察員身分◇The country was granted observer status at the summit.該國獲得高峰會議的觀察員身分。➤bias觀察員偏愛PREPOSITION➤as an observer作為觀察員◇I attended the conference as an observer.我以觀察員的身分參加了會議。➤observer of⋯方面的觀察家◇an observer of the American cultural scene美國文化現象觀察家PHRASES➤lead observers to conclude, suggest, etc. sth導致觀察員推斷⋯、提議⋯等◇Difficulties in the housing market have led some observers to conclude that house prices will fall dramatically.房產市場的困境使得一些觀察家斷言房價將大幅下降。