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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
satellite
sat·el·lite [satellite satellites] BrE [ˈsætəlaɪt] NAmE [ˈsætəlaɪt] noun 1. an electronic device that is sent into space and moves around the earth or another planet. It is used for communicating by radio, television, etc. and for providing information •a weather/communications satellite •The interview came live by satellite from Hollywood. •satellite television/TV (= broadcast using a ↑satellite ) •a satellite broadcast/channel/picture •The information was sent via a satellite link. 2. a natural object that moves around a larger natural object in space •The moon is a satellite of earth. 3. a town, a country or an organization that is controlled by and depends on another larger or more powerful one •satellite states Word Origin: mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘follower’): from French satellite or Latin satelles, satellit- ‘attendant’. Collocations: Television Watching watch television/TV/a show/(BrE) a programme/(NAmE) a program/a documentary/a pilot/a rerun/a repeat see (especially BrE) an ad/(especially NAmE) 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 NAmE) flip through/ (especially BrE) 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 Showing show a programme/a documentary/an ad/a commercial screen a programme/a documentary run an ad/a commercial broadcast/ (especially NAmE) 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 Appearing 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/(BrE) a chat show be/become/work as a (BrE) TV presenter/talk-show host/sports commentator/anchorman/(BrE) newsreader read/present the news appear/perform live (on TV) Programme-making 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 Example Bank: •American reconnaissance satellites provide images of the earth. •The BBC broadcast the game via satellite. •The pictures are broadcast through a live satellite link with Tokyo. •The satellite passes over Britain every afternoon. •The satellite will transmit the information back to earth. •a new satellite that monitors changes in the environment •high-resolution satellite imagery •images from satellites •Following the Second World War it became a satellite state of the Soviet Union.
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