online Л>п lainjjoai/ [adj] online services, discussions, games etc take place or exist on the Internet {=the system of connections that allows computers all over the world to communicate with each other): You can get
online help for af/ your computer problems, f They provide an online library and reference service.
radiation /,reidi'eiJf*V [n U] a form of energy that comes especially from nuclear reactions (=when the central part of an atom is split) which is very harmful to people, animals, and plants if it is present in large amounts
robot /taobotfl-bait, -hot/ \n С] a machine that can move and do jobs, for example in a factory or in space: The use of robots in industry is greater in Japan fhan anywhere else. I a robot that does your houseu*ork for you
satellite Asaet^lait/ [n C] a machine that has been sent into space and goes around the Earth, which is used for sending radio and television signals, and. for other types of electronic communication
smart card/sma:rl ka:rd/ [n С] a plastic card with an electronic part that records and stores information, which can also be used to pay for things, make electronic machines work etc
technology Лек'поЫз1||-'па:-/ [n U| the use of scientific "knowledge and scientific discoveries to
develop new machines and systems; rapid advances in computer technology I nuclear technology new technology ^computers, electronic equipment etc) At first, many businesses were slow to adapt to
new technology.
technological Аекпэ'Ыз1кэЦ-1а:-/ (adjl The steam engine was one of the most important technological developments of the 18th century.
teleconferencing /tel^konfransiql-'kan-/ [n Uj a
way of naving a meeting between people who are in different places, using video cameras and computer systems that are connected to each other
transplant/trsenspiaintl-plaent/ [п C] a medical operation in which an unhealthy organ is replaced with an organ from someone else's body: a heart transplant I He's in hospital waiting for a kidney transplant
unemployment /дтт'рЬтэт/ [n U] when people who want to work cannot get jobs; Unemployment rose steadily throughout the 1980s. I government attempts to tackle unemployment high unemployment (=when a lot of people do not have a job)
virus /Vayres/ fn C] an extremely smaD living thing that can cause infectious illnesses in people: HIV, the virus that causes AIDS I a normally harmless virus that can be dangerous to very young chi/dren
a television or radio programme
programme British program american
'praogrsem/ [n CI a play, show, discussion etc that you can watch on television or listen to on the radio: a news program I See today's paper for a list of TV programmes in your area. + on/about Programmes on gardening are very popular.
broadcast /"bn:dka:st||-kaest/ [n Cj something that is broadcast on the radio or on television, especially a speech, discussion, or news programme: The government banned all broadcasts by opposition parties. I In a nationwide TV broadcast, President Nixon explained wh^ he was resigning.
channel /'tjaenl/ [n С] a particular set of
programmes that is broadcast by one tele- vison company; there are usually several different channels, and you can choose which one you want to watch; the sports channel on satellite TV I This is boring. Do you mind if I switch over to another channel? I The final episode will be shown on Channel 4 tonight.
programmes to entertain people
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s/lOW /[эо/ {n C] a programme on television or the radio, that is intended to be entertaining or funny: the Chris Tarrant Show Good evening and welcome to the show. After the show we received over 200 calls complaining about bad language.
chat show
chat show british talk show American
/'tfaet /эи, to:k /эо/ (n С] a programme, especially on television, in which famous people talk about themselves and answer questions about their lives, opinions etc
quiz show ;'kwiz |эи/ [n CJ ESPECIALLY British a programme in which people or teams compete against each other by answering questions
game show
game show /'geim |эи/ [n ci a programme on television in which people play games and answer questions in order to win prizes
In American English, quiz show means the same as game show.
cartoon
cartoon /ka:'tu:n/ [n С] a film, especially a story for children, that is made by photographing a series of drawings of people, animals etc, so that they seem to move: a Mickey Mouse cartoon
SttCOm sitknm||-ka:m; \n C] an amusing programme in which there is a different story each week about the same group of people: popular American sitcoms, like Cheers' and Roseanne'
breakfast show British morning
show amlkican ,'brekfosi Joo. mo:rnii] Jau [n С] a programme that is broadcast early in the morning, which includes news and regularly tells you what time it is: there are also usually songs and jokes and conversations with famous people
drama
drama /draimsU'draima, dnemo [n C] an exciting but serious play on radio or television
radio/tele vis ion/TV drama a new TV
drama series about drug-tra/jicking a police/political/hospital drama an
exciting police drama starring Helen Mirren
soap opera/soap /'soup Dp^rs, чэор||
-a:p- [n С] a television or radio story about a group of people and their lives, which is broadcast regularly for many years
ш serious programmes to inform and educate people
the news /5э nju:z||-nu:z/ [n singular) a
programme that is broadcast several times
each day, which tells you about all the important events that are happening in the world
phone-in (also call -1П AMERICAN) 'faun m, 'Ы m/ [n C] a programme, especially on the radio, in which people telephone the programme in order to give their opinions or ask a famous person questions