idiot box

1. N-SING 电视机
   The idiot box is the television.
   1. The original script was written with the idiot box in mind.
      剧本当初就是为电视而写的。

in AM, use 美国英语用 boob tube

1. The original script was written with the idiot box in mind.
   剧本当初就是为电视而写的。
2. You know I spend my life in front of the idiot box.
   你知道我的一生都是在电视机前面渡过的。
3. Then you should get out of there, otherwise you're just an idiot in a box!
   那你马上走，除非你是个愿意呆在箱子里的傻瓜。
4. Let me say this: bein` an idiot is no box of chocolates.
   让我直说了吧：当一个智障者可不像一盒巧克力那麽甜蜜。
5. It's still a man's world on the idiot box in the USA. A journalist from New York Times declares women at fault in this matter.
   美国的电视主持业仍是男人主宰的世界.《纽约时报》的一位记者将此现象归咎于女性。
6. People call TV an idiot box.
   人民把电视叫做白痴匣子。
7. No, sir, it does not fetch much publicity and mileage in the idiot box.
   没有，先生，它不取很多宣传和里程的白痴方块。
8. Many housewives spend most of their time in front of the idiot box.
   许多家庭主妇把他们的大部分时间花在看电视上。

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 setboob tubetellygoggle box