boob tube

noun

1. （女人的）乳罩，文胸，胸罩
   a piece of women's clothing that is made of cloth that stretches and covers the chest
2. 电视机
   the television

1. N-SING 电视机
   The boob tube is the television.
   1. ...hours spent in front of the boob tube.
      在电视机前度过的数小时

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 idiot box


2. （女性的）紧身胸衣，文胸
   A boob tube is a piece of women's clothing made of stretchy material that covers only her chest.

in AM, use 美国英语用 tube top

1. The sooner the kid learns the word, the more effectively he can remind or nag his mother to turn on the boob tube.
   只要孩子一学会这个词，他就能更明确地提醒妈妈更可能是纠缠妈妈打开会把人变蠢的电视。
2. If you want peak mental performance, then turn off the boob tube.
   如果你想要高效的精神表现就关掉电视吧。
3. Doctors and researchers are starting to warn viewers about the potential dangers of spending too much time in front of a3D boob tube.
   医生和人员们开始提醒长看3D电视的观众们的潜在危害。
4. So, how's about you ungluing your ass from that boob tube.
   请你从那台电视机前挪动你的大屁股。
5. Remember that in the US commercials pop up every ten minutes, so an evening of watching the boob tube can expose the hapless viewer to plenty of political solicitation.
   请记住，在美国电视节目中，每隔十分钟就会冒出一则广告。因此，看一晚上电视，就会让倒霉的观众忍受大量的政治宣传。

noun

1. an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
   1. the British call a tv set a telly

   Synonym:    television receivertelevisiontelevision settvtv setidiot boxtellygoggle box