a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena
a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings
双语例句
1. The Royal Greenwich Observatory was founded to observe and catalogue the stars.
当初创立皇家格林尼治天文台就是为了观察星体并对其进行编目。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.
格林威治天文台的职员们每天对大钟检查两次.
来自《用法词典》
3. Guy's house was close to the observatory.
盖伊的房子离天文台很近.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. Few museums could rival the Old Royal Observatory at Greenwich for a grand day out.
若想找个地儿开心地逛一天，没有哪家博物馆能比得上格林尼治皇家天文台。
来自柯林斯例句
5. China boasts the world's earliest observatory, built in Nanking in 1385 in the Ming Dynasty ( 1368 A . D . - 1644 A . D . ), three centuries ahead of the Greenwich Observatory built in Britain in 1670.
