A telescope is a long instrument shaped like a tube. It has lenses inside it that make distant things seem larger and nearer when you look through it. 望远镜
noun [专属名词]望远镜;射电望远镜,无线电望远镜(radio telescope 的简称)
The telescope has a magnification of 50. 这个望远镜可以放大50倍。
verb [vi. 不及物动词]叠套缩短,叠缩;缩短,精简;使(车辆)相撞而嵌进;压缩
The telescope was pointing in the wrong direction. 望远镜对错了方向。