telly
telly — 名詞
1. a television — this informal British word can refer to a television set itself,
電視
電視的英式非正式說法
a television — this informal British word can refer to a television set itself, or to the programmes that are broadcast and watched on it
Yara turned on the telly to watch the football match.
Yara 打開電視看足球賽。
collocation: turn on the telly
There is nothing good on the telly tonight, so Reuben decided to read a book.
今晚沒什麼好看的電視節目，所以 Reuben 決定看書。
collocation: on the telly (what is being broadcast)
Evelyn's old telly broke last week, so she had to buy a new one.
Evelyn 的舊電視上週壞了，所以她得買新的。
The children sat in front of the telly all Saturday morning watching cartoons.
孩子們整個週六早上都坐在電視前看卡通。
Nikhil prefers watching films on his laptop rather than on the telly.
Nikhil 比較喜歡在筆電上看電影，而不是在電視上看。
- television
the standard formal term, used in both British and American English in all contexts
- TV
the common neutral abbreviation, used in both formal and informal settings in all varieties of English
- gogglebox
very informal British slang, less common than 'telly'; refers humorously to people staring at the screen
用法筆記
This word is very common in everyday British conversation but should not be used in formal or academic writing. The phrase 'on the telly' is the standard way to ask or talk about what programmes are being broadcast.