television
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˈtel.ɪ.vɪʒ.ən/ /ˌtel.ɪˈvɪʒ.ən/ us/ˈtel.ə.vɪʒ.ən/ (also TV); (UK informal telly)
A1 电视机;电视;电视广播业
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 3D／高清电视
Could you turn the television down? 你把电视声音调小点好吗？
It's one of the few television programmes that I still watch. 这是我一直坚持看的少数几个电视节目之一。
Is there anything good on television tonight? 今晚有什么好看的电视节目吗？
Clare has worked in television since she left college. 克莱尔大学毕业后一直在电视业界工作。
Your problem is that you watch too much television. 你的问题在于电视看得太多。
- 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.
- I wish they'd show more dramas and documentaries on television, instead of all these quizzes and reality TV shows.