an occasion when somebody sees somebody/something, especially something unusual or something that lasts for only a short time 看见,目睹(不寻常或短暂出现的事物) a reported sighting of the Loch Ness monster 据报道有人看见尼斯湖水怪 This was the first sighting of the comet for 1 000 years. 这是1 000年来首次看到这颗彗星。 The police are now following up a reported sighting of the man’s car. 有人报案称看见那个男子的汽车,警方正在跟进调查。 We now have three confirmed sightings of an enemy plane. 我们现在已经证实曾 3 次目击到敌机。 There have been several sightings across the country. 全国各地都有几次目击事件。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- confirmed
- unconfirmed
- possible
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- have
- report
- follow up
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- sighting of