Vocab Bloom Hub

idiot box

/ˈɪdi.ət bɒks/

1 entry

Word connections

phrase

/ˈɪdi.ət bɒks/B1slang
  • ruСленговое название телевизора, часто используемое с юмором или пренебрежением, чтобы подчеркнуть, что телевидение является бездумной или пассивной формой развлечения.

A slang term for a television set, often used humorously or dismissively to imply that television is a mindless or passive form of entertainment.

  1. B2informal

    An informal and slightly derogatory term for a television set, implying it is a mindless source of entertainment.

    ruТелевизор

    • He spends all evening staring at the idiot box.
    • She thinks the idiot box is a waste of time.
    • Turn off that idiot box and go outside!
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

Inherited terms

Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

Source link

All listed licenses apply

Generated by language models and not human-verified: definitions, examples, levels and translations may contain errors.