chan·nel
noun OPAL W
/ˈtʃænl/
/ˈtʃænl/
- [countable] a television station
电视台 - a television/TV channel
电视频道 - cable/digital/satellite channels
有线／数字／卫星频道 - a news channel
新闻频道 - a music/sports/movie channel
音乐/体育/电影频道 - to change/switch channels
换频道 - on a channel What's on Channel 4 tonight?
电视四台今晚有什么节目？
Collocations TelevisionTelevisionWatching- watch television/TV/a show/(British English) a programme/(North American English) a program/a documentary/a pilot/a rerun/a repeat
- see (especially British English) an ad/(especially North American English) a commercial/the news/the weather
- catch/miss a show/a programme/a program/an episode/the news
- pick up/reach for/grab the remote (control)
- change/switch channel
- surf (through)/ (especially North American English) flip through/ (especially British English) flick through the channels
- sit in front of/switch on/switch off/turn on/turn off the television/the TV/the TV set
- have/install satellite (TV)/cable (TV)/a satellite dish
- show a programme/a documentary/an ad/a commercial
- screen a programme/a documentary
- run an ad/a commercial
- broadcast/ (especially North American English) air/repeat a show/a programme/a documentary/an episode/a series
- go out/air/be recorded live
- attract/draw (in)/pull (in) viewers
- be a hit with viewers/audiences/critics
- get (low/high) ratings
- be on/appear on television/TV/a TV show
- take part in a phone-in/a game show/a quiz show/a reality TV show
- host a show/a programme/series/a game show/a quiz show/a talk show/(British English) a chat show
- be/become/work as a/an (British English) TV presenter/talk-show host/sports commentator/anchorman/(British English) newsreader
- read/present the news
- appear/perform live (on TV)
- do/film/make a show/a programme/a documentary/an episode/a pilot/a series/an ad/a commercial
- work on a soap (opera)/a pilot (episode)/a sitcom
- write/produce a drama/sitcom/spin-off/comedy series
Extra ExamplesTopics TV, radio and newsb1- I changed channels when the news came on.
新闻节目一开始我就换了频道。 - Last year, the company launched its own TV channel.
去年该公司开办了自己的电视频道。 - Lily surfed the channels on the television.
莉莉浏览了电视频道。 - There's an interesting documentary on Channel 4 tonight.
今晚第4频道播放一部很有意思的纪录片。 - This channel broadcasts 24 hours a day.
这个频道全天 24 小时播放节目。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- radio
- television
- TV
- …
- change
- flip
- flip through
- …
- broadcast
- on a/the channel
- a television/TV channel
- [countable] a band of radio waves used for making television or radio broadcasts
频道；波段 - radio channels
无线电信道 - terrestrial/satellite channels
地面／卫星频道
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- radio
- television
- TV
- …
- change
- flip
- flip through
- …
- broadcast
- on a/the channel
- radio channels
- [countable] (also channels [plural])a method or system that people use to get information, to communicate, or to send something somewhere
途径；渠道；系统 - Complaints must be made through the proper channels.
投诉必须通过正当途径进行。 - The newsletter is a useful channel of communication between teacher and students.
简讯是有助于师生沟通的渠道。 - The company has worldwide distribution channels.
这家公司拥有遍布全世界的销售网络。 - Steps are being taken to implement a ceasefire through diplomatic channels.
正在采取步骤通过外交渠道实施停火。
Extra Examples- If you want a visa, you will have to go through the proper channels.
你想取得签证，就必须通过适当的途径。 - Journalists always have indirect channels for getting information.
记者们总有得到消息的间接渠道。 - She first tried to get a doctor's certificate through official channels.
一开始她尝试通过正式途径获得医生资格证书。 - The government hopes to settle the dispute through diplomatic channels.
政府希望通过外交途径解决这一纠纷。 - an effective channel for communication
有效的沟通渠道 - attempts to open up new channels of communication
打开新交流渠道的尝试
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- direct
- indirect
- formal
- …
- go through
- use
- establish
- …
- through a/the channel
- a channel of communication
- channels of distribution
- Complaints must be made through the proper channels.
- [countable] a means by which data is communicated and exchanged between elements of a computer system or other system
（计算机数据的）通道 - an audio channel
音频通道
- an audio channel
- [countable] a way of expressing ideas and feelings
（表达的）方式，方法，手段 - The campaign provided a channel for protest against the war.
这场运动是反对战争的一种方式。 - Music is a great channel for releasing your emotions.
音乐是宣泄情感的好方法。
- The campaign provided a channel for protest against the war.
- [countable] a passage that water can flow along, especially in the ground, on the bottom of a river, etc.
水渠；沟渠；河槽 - drainage channels in the rice fields
稻田的排水沟
Extra ExamplesTopics Geographyc1- A channel is being dug to divert the river.
人们正在挖一条沟渠，以便引流河水。 - The drainage channels had survived since the Roman occupation.
自罗马占领以来，排水沟一直保留下来。 - Irrigation channels supply the crops with water.
灌溉水渠为农作物提供水源。 - The estate has fountains and water channels.
庄园里有喷泉和水道。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- narrow
- drainage
- …
- form
- block
- drainage channels in the rice fields
- [countable] a deep passage of water in a river or near the coast that can be used as route for ships
水道；航道 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- narrow
- drainage
- …
- form
- block
- [countable] a passage of water that connects two areas of water, especially two seas
海峡 - the Bristol Channel
布里斯托尔海峡
- the Bristol Channel
- the Channel[singular] the area of sea between England and France, also known as the English Channel
英格兰和法国之间的海域，也称为英吉利海峡 - the Channel Tunnel
英吉利海峡隧道 - cross-Channel ferries
横渡英吉利海峡的渡船 - across the Channel news from across the Channel (= from France)
来自英吉利海峡对岸（指法国）的消息
Extra Examples- We crossed the Channel in stormy weather.
我们在暴风雨天气中横渡了英吉利海峡。 - The government is watching economic developments across the Channel with great interest.
政府正在饶有兴趣地关注海峡两岸的经济发展。
- the Channel Tunnel
on television/radio
for communicating
for ideas/feelings
water
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French chanel, from Latin canalis ‘pipe, groove, channel’, from canna ‘reed’ from Greek kanna, kannē, of Semitic origin. Compare with canal.