broadcast
broadcast — 動詞
1. to put a show, speech, game, or other material onto TV, radio, or an online serv
播出；播送
把節目經由影音媒體傳給大眾
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.
8 號頻道從市政廳現場播出了市長的演說。
broadcast + event live from + place
The station broadcasts traffic news every ten minutes during the morning rush.
那家電台在早晨尖峰時段每十分鐘播送一次路況新聞。
present simple for regular scheduling
Last night, the website broadcast a free concert to fans around Asia.
昨晚，那個網站向亞洲各地粉絲播送了一場免費音樂會。
The final will be broadcast in more than thirty countries this weekend.
這場決賽本週末將在三十多個國家播出。
- 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
散播；傳開
把消息或內容傳給很多人
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.
有人在午餐前把考題答案散播到整間學校。
broadcast + information across + place
Police broadcast a storm warning to every village near the coast.
警方把暴風雨警報通報給沿海一帶的每個村子。
broadcast + warning to + audience
By noon, the gossip had been broadcast all over the office.
到了中午，那則八卦早已在整個辦公室傳開了。
The company never meant to broadcast her private email to the whole staff.
那家公司本來無意把她的私人電子郵件散播給全體員工。
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.
撒播；撒種
把種子等東西撒到大片土地上
to throw seeds or similar material loosely over a large area of land.
In early spring, Ravi broadcast grass seed across the bare yard.
初春時，Ravi 把草籽撒播在光禿禿的院子上。
broadcast + seed across + ground
Farm workers broadcast rice seed by hand over the wet field.
農工用手把稻種撒在潮濕的田裡。
by hand in farming context
The gardener broadcast flower seeds, then covered them with light soil.
園丁先撒播花種，再蓋上一層薄土。
After the fire, crews broadcast straw over the hill to hold soil.
火災過後，工作人員把稻草撒播在山坡上，好固定土壤。
- 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 — 名詞
1. a show, report, or live event that people receive through TV, radio, or internet
節目；轉播
透過電視、廣播或網路傳出的內容
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.
因為公車拋錨，我們錯過了晚間節目。
countable noun for one programme
The radio broadcast began with weather news from Kaohsiung Harbor.
那段廣播節目以來自高雄港的天氣消息開場。
radio broadcast as a single show
Her grandparents watched the wedding broadcast on a small kitchen television.
她的祖父母在廚房的小電視上看了婚禮轉播。
An emergency broadcast interrupted the cartoon just after breakfast.
早餐後不久，一則緊急插播打斷了卡通。
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,
播送
把影音內容傳出去的過程
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.
因為下雨，這場比賽的播送延後了將近一小時。
the broadcast of + event
The engineer checked every cable before the live broadcast started.
工程師在直播開始前檢查了每一條線材。
live broadcast as transmission process
During the broadcast, the control room switched to a backup audio line.
播送期間，導播室切換到備用音訊線路。
The director ordered a warning screen during the broadcast of violent scenes.
導播在播出暴力畫面時要求先打上警語畫面。
- 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 — 形容詞
1. using signals sent from towers on the ground instead of from satellites.
無線的
靠地面訊號傳送，非衛星式
using signals sent from towers on the ground instead of from satellites.
Many older homes still rely on broadcast television and a roof antenna.
許多老房子至今仍靠屋頂天線收看無線電視。
broadcast television = terrestrial service
The village can receive three broadcast channels without paying a monthly fee.
那個村子不用付月費就能收到三個無線頻道。
broadcast + channels
A storm knocked out the satellite dish, but the broadcast signal stayed strong.
暴風雨弄壞了衛星天線，但地面訊號依然很強。
The company sold its last broadcast station to a regional news group.
那家公司把最後一家無線電視台賣給了地方新聞集團。
- 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.