TV
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++TV /ˌtiː ˈviː◂/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countable, uncountable] AMTTELEVISION/RADIOtelevision 电视on TV I watched the film on TV. 这部电影我是在电视上看的。TV series/programme/show/station/channel etc a TV series based on the novel 根据这部小说改编的电视连续剧cable/satellite TV 有线/卫星电视 a new TV set 一台新电视机 He’s the top TV presenter for children’s programmes. 他是最优秀的儿童电视节目主持人。 →4 See picture on 见图 Page A1 Bedroom 卧室n GRAMMAR: Patterns with TV• You watch or see something on TV or on the TV: We saw the game on TV. ✗Don’t say: We saw the game in TV. • You say that a programme, person etc is on TV or on the TV: The news is on TV right now. ✗Don’t say: The news is in TV right now.
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TV
TV S2 W2 /ˌtiː ˈviː◂/
noun [uncountable and countable]
television
on TV
I watched the film on TV.
TV series/programme/show/station/channel etc
a TV series based on the novel
cable/satellite TV
a new TV set.
He’s the top TV presenter for children’s programmes.
▪ television/TV noun [uncountable and countable] the piece of electronic equipment shaped like a box on which you can watch programmes, or the programmes that are broadcast using this. In everyday English, people usually say TV: Sometimes I don’t feel like doing anything except watching television. | A lot of people use the Internet for watching TV. | Can you turn on the television? | the TV Guide in the newspaper | There's nothing good on the TV. | Our TV set (=television)isn't working properly.
▪the box/the telly British English (also the tube American English) noun [singular] informal a television, or the programmes that are broadcast on television: Can you turn the telly down a bit? | What’s on the box tonight? | There's nothing good on the tube.
▪satellite television (also satellite TV ) noun [uncountable] television programmes that are broadcast using satellites in space, and which you need a special piece of equipment to be able to watch: Do you have satellite TV at home? | You can watch the game on satellite television. | a satellite dish (=the round thing that you put on your roof or the wall of your house in order to receive satellite television signals)
▪terrestrial television television that is not broadcast by satellite or cable: The company has secured the rights to broadcast the Championship on terrestrial television.
▪cable television (also cable TV , cable ) noun [uncountable] television programmes that are broadcast by cable (=tubes containing wires that carry television pictures): The program was first shown on cable.
▪digital television (also digital TV , digital ) noun [uncountable] programmes that are broadcast using digital signals, with more choice and better quality pictures than ordinary television: The switchover to digital TV will take place between 2010 and 2012.
▪widescreen television (also widescreen TV ) noun [countable] a television that is much wider than it is high, and wider than an ordinary television. Widescreen televisions are used for programmes that are broadcast using digital signals: There was a massive widescreen TV in the living room. | Widescreen TV is good for watching films.
TV S2 W2 /ˌtiː ˈviː◂/
noun [uncountable and countable]television
on TV
TV series/programme/show/station/channel etc
cable/satellite TV
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Watching 观看
watch television/TV/a show/( a programme/BrE ( a program/a documentary/a pilot/a rerun/a repeatNAmE 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 ( an ad/especially
BrE ( a commercial/the news/the weatherespecially
NAmE 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/( a chat showBrE 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( TV presenter/talk-show host/sports commentator/anchorman/BrE ( newsreaderBrE 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