- (also television set)(also British English, informal telly)[countable]
a piece of electrical equipment with a screen on which you can watch programmes with moving pictures and sounds 电视机 a widescreen/flat-screen/plasma television 宽屏/平板/等离子电视 to turn the television on/off 打开／关闭电视机 The series first appeared on television screens in 2017. 该系列于2017年首次出现在电视屏幕上。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- broadcast
- cable
- closed-circuit
- …
- watch
- switch on
- turn on
- …
- broadcast something
- screen something
- broadcast
- production
- programme/program
- …
- in television
- in front of the television
- on television
- …
- (also British English, informal telly)[uncountable]
the programmes broadcast on television 电视节目；电视 Wordfindersee also breakfast television, public televisionTopics TV, radio and newsa1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- broadcast
- cable
- closed-circuit
- …
- watch
- switch on
- turn on
- …
- broadcast something
- screen something
- broadcast
- production
- programme/program
- …
- in television
- in front of the television
- on television
- …
- [uncountable]
the system, process or business of broadcasting television programmes 电视系统；电视学；电视广播业 satellite/terrestrial/digital/network television 卫星/地面/数字/网络电视 These plays were originally broadcast on live television. 这些戏剧最初是在电视直播中播出的。 - in television
I'd like to work in television (= for a television company). 我希望从事电视广播事业。 a television show/series/programme/broadcast 电视节目/连续剧/节目/广播 a television drama/documentary/interview/commercial 电视剧/纪录片/采访/广告 a television company/presenter/station/channel 电视公司/主持人/电视台/频道 a television viewer/audience 电视观众/观众 a television ad/commercial 电视广告/广告 the television news 电视新闻
Collocations Televisionsee also cable television, closed-circuit television, digital televisionTelevision 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
Extra ExamplesShe recalled her first television appearance forty years ago. 她回忆起 40 年前初次上电视时的情景。 The Olympics receive extensive television coverage. 奥运会受到电视台广泛报道。 The state television screened pictures of the trial. 国家电视播放了那次审判。 The trial was broadcast by local television. 审判由地方电视台播出。 a television adaptation of the popular novel 由畅销小说改编的电视节目 a television camera 电视照相机
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- broadcast
- cable
- closed-circuit
- …
- watch
- switch on
- turn on
- …
- broadcast something
- screen something
- broadcast
- production
- programme/program
- …
- in television
- in front of the television
- on television
- …
Word Originearly 20th cent.: from tele- ‘at a distance’ + vision.
Idioms
on (the) television
(also informal on TV)
(also British English, informal on (the) telly)
being broadcast by television; appearing in a television programme 电视播放的；上电视的；在电视上露面的 What's on television tonight? 今晚有什么电视节目？ Is there anything good on the telly tonight? 今晚电视有好节目吗？ It was on TV yesterday. 昨天电视上播放了它。 Millions watched the events on live television. 数百万人通过电视现场直播观看了赛事。 The film has never been shown on television. 这部电影从未在电视上播放过。 I recognize you. Aren't you on television? 我认出你来了。你不是常上电视吗？ She's always appearing on television. 她总是出现在电视上。