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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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