Word · Frequency #6251
telly
电视
an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
- 1.
n an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
电视
In use
I'm going to watch the match on the telly tonight.
The kids spend too much time in front of the telly.
There's nothing good on the telly this evening.
watch telly
在英国英语中，'telly'是'television'的非正式说法，常用于口语。
I like to watch telly after dinner.
我喜欢晚饭后看电视。
on the telly
表示'在电视上'，常用搭配。
What's on the telly tonight?
今晚电视上有什么节目？
turn on the telly
Can you turn on the telly?
你能打开电视吗？
Common mistakes
I watched the telly all evening.I watched telly all evening.
在非正式英式英语中，'telly' 泛指看电视活动时不用冠词，类似 'watch TV'；加 'the' 会特指某台电视机。
I have two telly at home.I have two tellies at home.
'telly' 是可数名词，复数形式为 'tellies'（变 y 为 i 加 es）。
Connections
Collocations
- watch telly
- 看电视
- I spent the whole evening watching telly.我整个晚上都在看电视。
- on telly
- 在电视上
- What's on telly tonight?今晚电视上有什么？
- telly addict
- 电视迷
- He's a real telly addict.他是个真正的电视迷。
- telly programme
- 电视节目
- There's a good telly programme on later.稍后有个好电视节目。
- turn on the telly
- 打开电视
- Could you turn on the telly?你能打开电视吗？
- telly remote
- 电视遥控器
Learner notes
Memory Tip
telly 音似‘太累’，看电视太累眼。
Context & Register
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Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为'tellies'
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all share the spelling ending 'elly' and rhyme with /ˈtɛli/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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