television /ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən/ noun plural televisions
plural televisions
Learner's definition of TELEVISION
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[noncount] : an electronic system of sending images and sounds by a wire or through space电视 2
[count] : a piece of equipment with a screen that receives images and sounds sent by television电视机 -
Can you turn on/off the television? [=TV, (chiefly Brit) telly]你能打开/关掉电视吗?
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Please turn up/down the television. [=make the television louder/quieter]请把电视音量开大/关小一点。
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widescreen televisions宽屏电视机
— see picture at living room 3
[noncount] : programs that are broadcast by television电视节目 -
We don't watch much television. [=TV, (chiefly Brit) telly]我们很少看电视。
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a television [=TV] program/show/series电视节目/表演/连续剧
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[noncount] : the television broadcasting industry电视业 -
She works in television.她从事电视工作。
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He's a star of stage, screen, and television.他是舞台、银屏和电视的三栖明星。
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a television [=TV] producer/reporter/company电视制片人/记者/公司
on (the) television
: broadcast by television : being shown by television上电视的;电视播出的 -
What is on the television [=on TV, (chiefly Brit) on (the) telly] tonight?今晚电视播什么?
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There's nothing on television right now. [=there are no programs that I would like to watch now]现在电视上没什么可看的。
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The movie will be on television next month.这部电影下个月将在电视上播出。
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I recognize your face. Are you on television? [=do you appear in a television program?]我认出了你的脸。你上过电视吗?