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    sitcom

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Television & radio
    sit·com /ˈsɪtkɒm $ -kɑːm/ noun [countable, uncountable]  AMT (situation comedy) a funny television programme in which the same characters appear in different situations each week 〔每周播出一集的〕情景喜剧► see thesaurus at programme
    Examples from the Corpus
    sitcom• Doing a sitcom was something I was never going to do.• After all, this was only a sitcom.• What prevents Moodysson's commune from being simply a sitcom is the warmth and sympathy with which everyone is conceived.• The popular British sitcom "One Foot in the Grave" will finish this year.• Stuck On You, though, proved the most promising bet so far, in this procession of eight sitcom try-outs.• Certainly, as the Happy Days generation try to escape sitcom suburbia, their films are getting worse.• Paula Poundstone will have her own Fox sitcom in the fall of 1998.• But in material terms life on a I960s sitcom closely mirrors life on a I990s sitcom.• Several family-oriented sitcoms are on in the early evening.• Reynolds said he was expecting episodes of his Evening Shade sitcom to sell for at least $ 800,000 in syndication.    Origin sitcom (1900-2000) situation comedy
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    sitcom
    sit‧com /ˈsɪtkɒm $ -kɑːm/ noun [uncountable and countable]
     Date: 1900-2000
     Origin: situation comedy
    (situation comedy) a funny television programme in which the same characters appear in different situations each week
         
    THESAURUS
       ▪ programme British English, program American English /ˈprəʊɡræm/ something that you watch on television, or listen to on the radio: What’s your favourite television programme? | I watched an interesting programme about Egypt last night.
       ▪ show /ʃəʊ/ a programme on television or the radio, especially an informal one in which people talk together, take part in a game etc: a late-night talk show | game shows | She hosts a weekly call-in radio show called ‘Got a question?’
       ▪ documentary /ˌdɒkjɑˈmentəri◂ $ ˌdɑːk-/ a programme that gives you facts and information about a serious subject, such as history, science, or social problems: a documentary about homeless people | a 50-minute television documentary
       ▪ soap opera/soap /ˈsəʊp ˌɒpərə $ -ˌɑː-, səʊp/ a television or radio programme that tells an imaginary story about a group of people and their lives, and is often broadcast regularly for many years: the Australian soap opera ‘Neighbours’ | the huge success of television soaps
       ▪ sitcom /ˈsɪtkɒm $ -kɑːm/ an amusing programme in which there is a different story each week about the same group of people: the American sitcom ‘Friends’
       ▪ reality TV television programmes that show real people in funny situations or situations in which they must compete with each other. Often the people are filmed continuously for weeks or months: the reality TV show ‘Big Brother’ | The trouble with reality TV is that a lot of the time it’s really boring.
       ▪ webcast a programme, event etc that is broadcast on the Internet: Universities may record and broadcast some lectures as webcasts.
       ▪ podcast a file of recorded sound and sometimes pictures that you can download from the Internet: The interview is available as a podcast.


    sit·comBrE /ˈsɪtkɒm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsɪtkɑːm/ 🔊 (also formal ˌsituation ˈcomedy) noun [countable, uncountable] a regular programme on television that shows the same characters in different amusing situations 情景喜剧<titled tranID="30" status="2">Television<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>电视</chn></titled>

    Watching 观看

    • watch television/TV/a show/(BrE) a programme/(NAmE) a program/a documentary/a pilot/a rerun/a repeat 看电视／电视节目／纪实电视节目／试播节目／重播的电视节目
    • see (especially BrE) an ad/(especially NAmE) a commercial/the news/the weather 看广告／新闻／天气节目
    • catch/miss a show/a programme/a program/an episode/the news 看／错过电视节目／电视连续剧的一集／新闻节目
    • pick up/reach for/grab the remote (control) 拿起／伸手去拿／抓起遥控器
    • change/switch channel 换频道
    • surf (through)/ (especially NAmE) flip through/ (especially BrE) flick through the channels 快速浏览电视频道
    • sit in front of/switch on/switch off/turn on/turn off the television/the TV/the TV set 坐在电视机前；开／关电视
    • have/install satellite (TV)/cable (TV)/a satellite dish 有／安装卫星电视／有线电视／卫星电视碟形天线

    Showing 播放

    • show a programme/a documentary/an ad/a commercial 播放电视节目／纪实电视节目／广告
    • screen a programme/a documentary 播放电视节目／纪实电视节目
    • run an ad/a commercial 播放广告
    • broadcast/ (especially NAmE) air/repeat a show/a programme/a documentary/an episode/a series 播放／重播电视节目／纪实电视节目／电视连续剧的一集／系列节目
    • go out/air/be recorded live 现场直播／录制
    • attract/draw (in)/pull (in) viewers 吸引观众
    • be a hit with viewers/audiences/critics 受到电视观众／观众／评论家的喜爱
    • get (low/high) ratings 有（低／高）收视率

    Appearing 演出

    • be on/appear on television/TV/a TV show 在电视上／电视节目中露面
    • take part in a phone-in/a game show/a quiz show/a reality TV show 参与热线直播节目／游戏节目／智力游戏节目／电视真人秀
    • host a show/a programme/series/a game show/a quiz show/a talk show/(BrE) a chat show 主持电视节目／系列节目／游戏节目／智力游戏节目／访谈节目
    • be/become/work as a/an (BrE) TV presenter/talk-show host/sports commentator/anchorman/(BrE) newsreader 是／成为／当电视节目主持人／访谈节目主持人／体育运动实况解说员／新闻节目主持人／新闻播音员
    • read/present the news 播报新闻
    • appear/perform live (on TV) （在电视上）现场表演

    Programme-making 节目制作

    • do/film/make a show/a programme/a documentary/an episode/a pilot/a series/an ad/a commercial 拍摄电视节目／纪实电视节目／电视连续剧的一集／试播节目／系列节目／广告
    • work on a soap (opera)/a pilot (episode)/a sitcom 制作肥皂剧／试播节目（的一集）／情景喜剧
    • write/produce a drama/sitcom/spin-off/comedy series 写／拍摄戏剧／情景喜剧／电视系列剧的派生作品／喜剧连续剧
    <titled tranID="30" status="2">Television<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>电视</chn></titled>

    Watching 观看

    • watch television/TV/a show/(BrE) a programme/(NAmE) a program/a documentary/a pilot/a rerun/a repeat 看电视／电视节目／纪实电视节目／试播节目／重播的电视节目
    • see (especially BrE) an ad/(especially NAmE) a commercial/the news/the weather 看广告／新闻／天气节目
    • catch/miss a show/a programme/a program/an episode/the news 看／错过电视节目／电视连续剧的一集／新闻节目
    • pick up/reach for/grab the remote (control) 拿起／伸手去拿／抓起遥控器
    • change/switch channel 换频道
    • surf (through)/ (especially NAmE) flip through/ (especially BrE) flick through the channels 快速浏览电视频道
    • sit in front of/switch on/switch off/turn on/turn off the television/the TV/the TV set 坐在电视机前；开／关电视
    • have/install satellite (TV)/cable (TV)/a satellite dish 有／安装卫星电视／有线电视／卫星电视碟形天线

    Showing 播放

    • show a programme/a documentary/an ad/a commercial 播放电视节目／纪实电视节目／广告
    • screen a programme/a documentary 播放电视节目／纪实电视节目
    • run an ad/a commercial 播放广告
    • broadcast/ (especially NAmE) air/repeat a show/a programme/a documentary/an episode/a series 播放／重播电视节目／纪实电视节目／电视连续剧的一集／系列节目
    • go out/air/be recorded live 现场直播／录制
    • attract/draw (in)/pull (in) viewers 吸引观众
    • be a hit with viewers/audiences/critics 受到电视观众／观众／评论家的喜爱
    • get (low/high) ratings 有（低／高）收视率

    Appearing 演出

    • be on/appear on television/TV/a TV show 在电视上／电视节目中露面
    • take part in a phone-in/a game show/a quiz show/a reality TV show 参与热线直播节目／游戏节目／智力游戏节目／电视真人秀
    • host a show/a programme/series/a game show/a quiz show/a talk show/(BrE) a chat show 主持电视节目／系列节目／游戏节目／智力游戏节目／访谈节目
    • be/become/work as a/an (BrE) TV presenter/talk-show host/sports commentator/anchorman/(BrE) newsreader 是／成为／当电视节目主持人／访谈节目主持人／体育运动实况解说员／新闻节目主持人／新闻播音员
    • read/present the news 播报新闻
    • appear/perform live (on TV) （在电视上）现场表演

    Programme-making 节目制作

    • do/film/make a show/a programme/a documentary/an episode/a pilot/a series/an ad/a commercial 拍摄电视节目／纪实电视节目／电视连续剧的一集／试播节目／系列节目／广告
    • work on a soap (opera)/a pilot (episode)/a sitcom 制作肥皂剧／试播节目（的一集）／情景喜剧
    • write/produce a drama/sitcom/spin-off/comedy series 写／拍摄戏剧／情景喜剧／电视系列剧的派生作品／喜剧连续剧