broadcast
broadcast — verb
1. to put a show, speech, game, or other material onto TV, radio, or an online serv
to put a show, speech, game, or other material onto TV, radio, or an online service for a large audience.
Channel 8 broadcast the mayor's speech live from the city hall.
broadcast + event live from + place
The station broadcasts traffic news every ten minutes during the morning rush.
present simple for regular scheduling
Last night, the website broadcast a free concert to fans around Asia.
The final will be broadcast in more than thirty countries this weekend.
- withhold
to keep material from being shown or heard publicly
文法句型
broadcast + noun (a match, speech, concert)
broadcast on + channel / station
be broadcast live
用法筆記
Subject is usually a channel, station, network, or online platform, and the object is content people watch or listen to. Frequently passive when the focus is on the programme or event rather than the sender.
常見錯誤
2. to pass news, a warning, or another message around so that very many people hear
to pass news, a warning, or another message around so that very many people hear it.
Someone broadcast the exam answers across the school before lunch.
broadcast + information across + place
Police broadcast a storm warning to every village near the coast.
broadcast + warning to + audience
By noon, the gossip had been broadcast all over the office.
The company never meant to broadcast her private email to the whole staff.
文法句型
broadcast + news / warning / rumour
broadcast + something + to + group
be broadcast around / across + place
用法筆記
Object is often information that travels farther than it should, such as a secret, rumour, warning, or email. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is about wide spread, not specifically about TV, radio, or streaming output.
常見錯誤
3. to throw seeds or similar material loosely over a large area of land.
to throw seeds or similar material loosely over a large area of land.
In early spring, Ravi broadcast grass seed across the bare yard.
broadcast + seed across + ground
Farm workers broadcast rice seed by hand over the wet field.
by hand in farming context
The gardener broadcast flower seeds, then covered them with light soil.
After the fire, crews broadcast straw over the hill to hold soil.
- gather
to collect material into one place instead of spreading it
文法句型
broadcast + seed across / over + ground
broadcast + fertilizer / straw
用法筆記
Object is usually seed, fertilizer, straw, or another loose material. Common in farming and gardening, where the idea is even scattering rather than putting things in rows.
常見錯誤
broadcast — noun
1. a show, report, or live event that people receive through TV, radio, or internet
a show, report, or live event that people receive through TV, radio, or internet streaming.
We missed the evening broadcast because the bus broke down.
countable noun for one programme
The radio broadcast began with weather news from Kaohsiung Harbor.
radio broadcast as a single show
Her grandparents watched the wedding broadcast on a small kitchen television.
An emergency broadcast interrupted the cartoon just after breakfast.
文法句型
a broadcast of + event
watch / hear a broadcast
用法筆記
Countable when you mean one specific show, report, or event. Distinguish from noun sense 2, which names the sending process rather than the programme itself.
常見錯誤
2. the process of sending sound or pictures out to the public by radio, television,
the process of sending sound or pictures out to the public by radio, television, or online systems.
Rain delayed the broadcast of the match for nearly an hour.
the broadcast of + event
The engineer checked every cable before the live broadcast started.
live broadcast as transmission process
During the broadcast, the control room switched to a backup audio line.
The director ordered a warning screen during the broadcast of violent scenes.
- transmission
more technical and broader than media contexts alone
- airing
common when something is shown or played at a scheduled time
- blackout
a stoppage or block in transmission
文法句型
during the broadcast
the broadcast of + event
用法筆記
Usually uncountable when it refers to the act or period of transmission. Distinguish from noun sense 1: there you can count one programme, but here you are talking about the sending itself.
常見錯誤
broadcast — adjective
1. using signals sent from towers on the ground instead of from satellites.
using signals sent from towers on the ground instead of from satellites.
Many older homes still rely on broadcast television and a roof antenna.
broadcast television = terrestrial service
The village can receive three broadcast channels without paying a monthly fee.
broadcast + channels
A storm knocked out the satellite dish, but the broadcast signal stayed strong.
The company sold its last broadcast station to a regional news group.
- terrestrial
technical term for ground-based radio or TV signals
- over-the-air
common informal label in consumer electronics
- satellite
using signals sent through satellites
文法句型
broadcast + television / channel / station / signal
用法筆記
Mostly used before nouns such as 'television', 'channel', 'station', and 'signal'. It contrasts with satellite delivery rather than describing content that has simply been shown to the public.