television

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1 general:: television/TV noun [ uncountable and countable ] the piece of electronic equipment shaped like a box on which you can watch programmes, or the programmes that are broadcast using this. In everyday English, people usually say TV: • Sometimes I don’t feel like doing anything except watching television. • A lot of people use the Internet for watching TV. • Can you turn on the television? • the TV Guide in the newspaper • There's nothing good on the TV. • Our TV set (= television ) isn't working properly. the box/the telly British English ( also the tube American English ) noun [ singular ] informal a television, or the programmes that are broadcast on television: • Can you turn the telly down a bit? • What’s on the box tonight? • There's nothing good on the tube. satellite television ( also satellite TV ) noun [ uncountable ] television programmes that are broadcast using satellites in space, and which you need a special piece of equipment to be able to watch: • Do you have satellite TV at home? • You can watch the game on satellite television. • a satellite dish (= the round thing that you put on your roof or the wall of your house in order to receive satellite television signals ) terrestrial television television that is not broadcast by satellite or cable: • The company has secured the rights to broadcast the Championship on terrestrial television. cable television ( also cable TV , cable ) noun [ uncountable ] television programmes that are broadcast by cable (= tubes containing wires that carry television pictures ): • The program was first shown on cable. digital television ( also digital TV , digital ) noun [ uncountable ] programmes that are broadcast using digital signals, with more choice and better quality pictures than ordinary television: • The switchover to digital TV will take place between 2010 and 2012. widescreen television ( also widescreen TV ) noun [ countable ] a television that is much wider than it is high, and wider than an ordinary television. Widescreen televisions are used for programmes that are broadcast using digital signals: • There was a massive widescreen TV in the living room. • Widescreen TV is good for watching films.

Longman-Thesaurus

2 general:: television verbs watch television • Mum was in the lounge watching television. see/watch something on television • She saw the race on television. turn/switch the television on/off • I switched off the television and went to bed. turn the television up/down (= make it louder or quieter ) • Rory had turned the television up so loud that the people next door complained. television + NOUN a television show/programme • Her favourite television programme was just starting. a television series (= a set of programmes with the same characters or subject, broadcast every day or every week ) • He starred in the popular television series, ‘Friends’. a television film/movie (= a film that has been made to be shown on television, not in a cinema ) • Ford appeared in several television movies. a television documentary • a television documentary about an important public issue the television news • There was nothing about it on the television news. a television screen • Bella’s eyes were fixed on the television screen. a television presenter British English • a well-known television presenter a television reporter/journalist • Grant was interviewed by a BBC television journalist. a television producer • a BBC television producer a television director • He’s a very successful television director. a television (film) crew • A television crew were allowed to film the meeting. a television actor/actress • Peebles is best known as a television actor. ADJECTIVES/NOUN + television live television • The accident was shown on live television. national television • The President went on national television to appeal for calm. satellite/cable television • They have a dish for satellite television. digital television • the switchover to digital television terrestrial television British English (= television that is not broadcast using a satellite or cable ) • Many of these matches are not available on terrestrial television. high definition/HD television • high definition television channels a widescreen television • Widescreen televisions are getting more popular, especially in home cinema systems. a plasma/LCD television • Each hotel room has a minibar and plasma television. a flat screen television • a buyer’s guide to the latest flat screen televisions a colour television • a 32 inch colour television a black-and-white television • They had an old black and white television in the garage. COMMON ERRORS >>> Do not say ' see/watch something in television '. Say see/watch something on television .

transnet.ir

3 general::   noun ADJ. cable, closed-circuit, digital, high-definition, satellite, terrestrial | commercial, state | local, national | live Millions watched the events on live television. | black-and-white, colour | portable VERB + TELEVISION watch The children watched television for most of the evening. TELEVISION + VERB broadcast sth, screen sth The state television screened pictures of the trial. TELEVISION + NOUN chat show, comedy, documentary, drama, film, news, programme, series, show | debate, interview | advert/advertisement, commercial | audience, viewer | personality, presenter | actor, director | character | cameraman, crew | journalist | appearance She recalled her first television appearance forty years ago. | career | coverage, exposure The Olympics receive extensive television coverage. | adaptation a television adaptation of the popular novel | camera | aerial | channel, network, station | licence | business, company, industry, service | monitor, receiver, set | screen | aerial PREP. in ~ She works in television. | in front of the ~ He spends hours in front of the television every night. | on ~ We were watching the news on television.

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