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单词 television
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  • American
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televisionnoun [ C or U ]

uk/ˈtel.ɪ.vɪʒ.ən//ˌtel.ɪˈvɪʒ.ən/us/ˈtel.ə.vɪʒ.ən/also TV, UK informal telly

A1 a device shaped like a box with a screen that receives electrical signals and changes them into moving images and sound, or the method or business of sending images and sound by electrical signals:

a 3D/an HD television
Could you turn the television down?
It's one of the few television programmes that I still watch.
Is there anything good on television tonight?
Clare has worked in television since she left college.
Your problem is that you watch too much television.

More examples

  • Our new television has a very clear picture.
  • You said we could watch television when we've finished our homework.
  • The news on television tonight was very depressing, as usual.
  • Because of television, many people have lost the art of conversation .
  • I wish they'd show more dramas and documentaries on television, instead of all these quizzes and reality TV shows..

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Broadcasting: television

  • aerial
  • aspect
  • autotune
  • best boy
  • boob tube
  • breakfast television
  • broadcast
  • goggle-box
  • HD
  • HDTV
  • high def
  • high def
  • receiver
  • reception
  • reveal
  • smart TV
  • square-eyed
  • telegenic
  • Teletext
  • televisual

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televisionnoun [ C/U ]

us/ˈtel·əˌvɪʒ·ən/abbreviation TV

a large box with a viewing screen which receives electrical signals and changes them into moving pictures and sound:

[ C ] Most homes have televisions.

Television is also the programs that you watch, or the business of broadcasting them:

[ U ] Is there anything interesting on television tonight?
[ U ] Your problem is that you watch too much television.

televisionnoun [ U ]

uk/ˈtelɪvɪʒən/usalso TV

COMMUNICATIONS a system of broadcasting images and sound using electrical signals, and the programmes that are shown:

on (the) television Consumer programmes on the television have enjoyed a rise in popularity.
The ads were first shown on television five years ago.
watch television How much television does the average American watch a week?
It was broadcast on live television.
The company has combined online services with interactive television for the mass market.
digital/satellite/terrestrial television
national/local/network television
television advertising/advertisements/commercials
a television network/channel/station
television audiences/viewers

See also

cable television
closed circuit television
pay-per-view
prime time
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