| 词汇 | TELEVISION |
| 释义 | BO (Initialism.) n. “HBO,” Home Box Office, the cable television channel. (Initialism and dysphemism.)Is there a good movie on BO tonight?There is boxing on BO but no movie. boob-tube n. a television set. (Something for a boob to watch.)You spend too much time in front of the boob-tube.What's on the boob-tube tonight? change the channel tr. to switch to some other topic of conversation.Just a minute. I think you changed the channel. Let's go back to the part about you owing me money.Let's change the channel here before there is a fight. channel hopping and channel surfing; channel zapping n. to use a remote control to move quickly from one television channel to another, pausing only a short time on each channel.I wish you would stop channel hopping!Channel zapping is a way to keep up with a number of television shows at the same time. idiot box n. a television set.You spend too much time watching the idiot box.What's on the idiot box tonight? kid-vid n. children's television; television programming aimed at children.Kid-vid isn't good for anything other than selling cereal.I don't know. Kid-vid is fun. on the bird mod. available on the TV satellite channels.There is a whole lot of good stuff on the bird, but you need a receiving dish to get it.I get a huge book every month listing what programs are on the bird. sitcom n. a situation comedy as found on television.These sitcoms are made for juvenile minds.Sitcoms can be fun. soap n. a soap opera.She won't schedule anything when her soap is on.Soaps are very popular on college campuses these days. surf in. to use a remote control to check a large number of TV stations.Don spends almost an hour surfing before he falls asleep in front of the TV.Mary surfed until she fell asleep. telly n. a television set. (British.)What's on the telly tonight?I mean, what's showing on the telly tonight? tube n. a television set.What's on the tube tonight?The tube is in the shop, so I read a book. |
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