television
television
noun
on (the )television
noun
- [mass noun]a system for transmitting visual images and sound which are reproduced on screens, chiefly used to broadcast programmes for entertainment, information, and education
电视
■the activity, profession, or medium of broadcasting on television
电视广播事业；电视行业；电视传播媒介
neither of my children showed the merest inclination to follow me into television.
我的两个孩子丝毫都不想跟着我干电视这一行。
[as modifier]television news.
电视新闻。
■television programmes
电视节目
Dan was sitting on the settee watching television.
丹正坐在长靠椅上看电视。 - (亦作 television set)a box-shaped device with a screen for receiving television signals
电视（接收）机
on (the )television
- being broadcast by television; appearing in a television programme
在电视上播放；上电视节目
Norman was on television yesterday.
诺曼昨天上电视了。
- early 20th cent.: from tele- 'at a distance' + vision
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