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television

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Related topics: Broadcasting, Household, Television & radio
tel·e·vi·sion /ˈteləˌvɪʒən, ˌteləˈvɪʒən/ ●●● S1 W1 noun  
1  [countableC] (also television set formal)TCBDHTELEVISION/RADIO a piece of electronic equipment shaped like a box with a screen, on which you can watch programmes 电视（机） SYN TV
 Lucy turned on the television to watch the evening news.
露西打开电视收看晚间新闻。
 They have a television in every room.
他们每个房间都配有电视。
 Register
In everyday English, people usually say TV rather than television: 在日常英语中，人们一般说 TV，不说 television
What’s on TV tonight?
今晚电视有什么节目？
2  [uncountableU]TCBTELEVISION/RADIO the programmes broadcast in this way 电视节目 SYN TV
 In the evenings I like to relax and watch television.
晚上，我喜欢放松下来，看看电视。
3  on (the) television TELEVISION/RADIObroadcast or being broadcast on television 在电视上播放
 What’s on television tonight?
今晚有什么电视节目？
Examples from the Corpus
on (the) television• Later that evening we watched it all on television again.• They arrived together, dressed with the studied perfection only achieved by gangsters and people about to appear on television.• Keep your eyes peeled for policies, they don't show up so brightly on television.• He accused witnesses of fabricating sensational testimony just to get their faces on television.• He had seen her on television.• For years the central axiom of modern campaigning has been that elections are won and lost on television.• Viewers come to feel they know the people they meet on television almost as well as they know their friends and associates.• Naptime was from four to five, and then he watched the evening news on television in the recreation room.
4  [uncountableU]TCB the business of making and broadcasting programmes on television 电视广播业 SYN TV
in television
 Jean works in television.
琼从事电视工作。
 a television film crew
电视电影制作人员
n GRAMMAR: Patterns with television
on (the) television
You watch or see something on television or on the television:
We saw the game on television.
You say that someone or something is on television or on the television:
My friend was on television last night.
There are a lot of quiz shows on the television.
✗Don’t say:
We saw the game in television. | My friend was in the television.
in television
You say that someone works in television, when they work for a television company:
I’ve always wanted to work in television.
 COLLOCATIONS
verbs
watch television 看电视
Mum was in the lounge watching television.
妈妈在客厅看电视。
see/watch something on television 在电视上看某物
She saw the race on television.
她在电视上看了比赛。
turn/switch the television on/off 开/关电视
nI switched off the television and went to bed.
turn the television up/down (=make it louder or quieter) 调高/调低电视机音量
nRory had turned the television up so loud that the people next door complained.
television + NOUN
a television show/programme 电视节目
Her favourite television programme was just starting.
她最喜欢的电视节目刚开始。
a television series (=a set of programmes with the same characters or subject, broadcast every day or every week) 电视连续剧
He starred in the popular television series, ‘Friends’.
他主演过热门电视连续剧《老友记》。
a television film/movie (=a film that has been made to be shown on television, not in a cinema) 电视电影
nFord appeared in several television movies.
a television documentary 电视纪录片
na television documentary about an important public issue
the television news 电视新闻
nThere was nothing about it on the television news.
a television screen 电视屏幕
nBella’s eyes were fixed on the television screen.
a television presenter British EnglishBrE 电视节目主持人
na well-known television presenter
a television reporter/journalist 电视记者
nGrant was interviewed by a BBC television journalist.
na television producer
a BBC television producer
na television director
He’s a very successful television director.
a television (film) crew 电视电影制作人员
nA television crew were allowed to film the meeting.
na television actor/actress
Peebles is best known as a television actor.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + television
live television 电视实况
The accident was shown on live television.
这起事故由电视现场直播。
national television 国家电视台
The president went on national television to appeal for calm.
总统在国家电视上呼吁保持冷静。
satellite/cable television 卫星电视/有线电视
nThey have a dish for satellite television.
digital television 数字电视
nthe switchover to digital television
nterrestrial television British EnglishBrE (=television that is not broadcast using a satellite or cable)
Many of these matches are not available on terrestrial television.
high definition/HD television 高清电视
nhigh definition television channels
a widescreen television 宽屏电视
nWidescreen televisions are getting more popular, especially in home cinema systems.
a plasma/LCD television 等离子电视/液晶电视
nEach hotel room has a minibar and plasma television.
a flat screen television 平板电视
na buyer’s guide to the latest flat screen televisions
na colour television
a 32 inch colour television
na black-and-white television
They had an old black and white television in the garage.
5COMMON ERRORS 常见错误Don’t say ‘see/watch sth in television’. Say see/watch sth on television .
不要说 ‘see/watch sth in television’。 see/watch sth on television 。
n THESAURUS
television/TV noun [countableC, uncountableU] 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 EnglishBrE (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 [uncountableU] 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 [uncountableU] 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 [uncountableU] 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 [countableC] 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.
Examples from the Corpus
television• Television brings events like the Olympic games into millions of homes.• a wide-screen TV• American television news programs are getting worse and worse.• We shout our hatred of them at public forums and into radio and television microphones.• a 36-inch television• People who watch a lot of television are more likely to be heavy.• the educational uses of television• The general public and those who watch our proceedings on television must wonder whether we are really fighting.• The statement was aired for the first time in a recent television documentary on his life.• Remember also to check the boiler and telephone, and the television and radio reception.• He was sitting on the floor in front of the television.• He groaned and turned off the television.• Nothing else big was happening in the world and newspapers love to highlight problems that the television networks face.• Each night I watch the television news.• People, for instance, are comfortable with the way televisions and telephones work.
in television• Blair has spent his entire career in television.
Origin television
(1900-2000) French télévision, from télé- “tele-” + vision
tel·e·vi·sion noun →n GRAMMAR1 →REGISTER1
→COLLOCATIONS1 →n THESAURUS1
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