television 电视；电视机 
We spent the evening watching TV. 我们整晚都在看电视。 We're buying a new TV with the money. 我们要用这笔钱买一台新电视机。 Almost all homes have at least one TV set. 差不多每家都至少有一台电视机。 What's your favourite TV show? 也许你是生什么病了。 a TV programme/series 电视节目/系列 a TV channel/station/network 电视频道/电台/网络 cable/satellite TV 有线/卫星电视 She's a highly paid TV presenter. 她是高薪电视节目主持人。
Collocations Televisionsee also pay TVTopics TV, radio and newsa1Television 电视 Watching 观看 - watch television/TV/a show/(British English) a programme/(North American English) 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 British English) an ad/(especially North American English) 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 North American English) flip through/ (especially British English) 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 North American English) 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/(British English) 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 (British English) TV presenter/talk-show host/sports commentator/anchorman/(British English) 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
Oxford Collocations DictionaryTV is used before these nouns:- actor, actress
- ad
- adaptation
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Idioms
on TV (informal)
(also on (the) television)
(also British English, informal on (the) telly)