stargazing
noun[U]
(alsostar-gazing,star gazing)uk/ˈstɑːˌɡeɪ.zɪŋ/us/ˈstɑːrˌɡeɪ.zɪŋ/stargazingnoun[U](LOOKING AT STARS/PLANETS)
theactivityoflookingup at thestarsandobjectsinspaceas ahobby, aspartofscientificstudy, or aspartofastrology(= thebeliefthat thepositionof thestarsinfluencespeople'slives):
天文学;占星术Theforestisfarfrom anycitylightsandperfectfor stargazing.森林远离城市的灯光,是观星的理想之地。
Where is thebestplaceto set up atelescopefor stargazing?哪个位置最适合安装望远镜来观星?
- Theastronomyprofessorstoodon aladderinside the Observatory gettingreadyfor anightof stargazing.
- Oncelimitedonly toscientists, stargazing took off amongamateursin the 1960s.
- Until not toolongagoprofessionalstargazing was atoughbusiness,demandingas muchphysicalstaminaasscientificknow-how.
Astrology
- astrologer
- astrological
- astrology
- horoscope
- numerological
- numerologically
- numerologist
- retrograde
- sign of the zodiac
- star
- star sign
- stargaze
- stargazer
- transit
- zodiac
- zodiacal
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Astronomy
stargazingnoun[U](WATCHING FAMOUS PEOPLE)
theactivityofwatchingfamouspeopleinpublicplaces:
Wedecidedto go to Beverly Hills for aspotof stargazing.
Whistlerplayshosttointernationalcelebrities, so you cancombinestargazing withyourapresski.
- Theresortisknownforitsspectacularstargazing – both in thenightskyand Hollywood-style.
- Obsession withstargazinghas been a pop-culturemainstayfordecades.
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- bicycling
- brass rubbing
- campanologist
- coasteering
- flying fox
- gearhead
- gongoozler
- gongoozling
- longboarding
- numismatics
- philatelist
- philately
- pigeon fancier
- potholing
- storm chasing
- sunbathing
- tailgating
- trainspotter
- urban exploration