| 词组 | idiot box |
| 释义 | idiot box Theme: TELEVISION n. a television set.You spend too much time watching the idiot box.What's on the idiot box tonight? idiot box noun 1 the television US, 1955. 2 an automatic car transmission US, 1993 the idiot boxslang A television set, or television in general. We need to start encouraging our children to play outside, instead of just spending hours in front of the idiot box. It saddens me that people would rather watch the idiot box than explore the world around them. idiot boxA television set, as in There they sit in front of the idiot box, hour after hour. This slangy and pejorative expression dates from about 1960. idiot box n. a television set. You spend too much time watching the idiot box. idiot boxA television set. The term dates from about 1950 and obviously is a derogatory take on the medium of television. For example, “It’s a shame her kids have no supervision and just sit, hour after hour, in front of the idiot box.” |
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