commentate
verb🔊/ˈkɒmənteɪt/
🔊/ˈkɑːmənteɪt/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they commentate | 🔊/ˈkɒmənteɪt/ 🔊/ˈkɑːmənteɪt/ |
| he / she / it commentates | 🔊/ˈkɒmənteɪts/ 🔊/ˈkɑːmənteɪts/ |
| past simple commentated | 🔊/ˈkɒmənteɪtɪd/ 🔊/ˈkɑːmənteɪtɪd/ |
| past participle commentated | 🔊/ˈkɒmənteɪtɪd/ 🔊/ˈkɑːmənteɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form commentating | 🔊/ˈkɒmənteɪtɪŋ/ 🔊/ˈkɑːmənteɪtɪŋ/ |
- commentate (on something)
to give a spoken description of an event as it happens, especially on television or radio （尤指在电视台或电台上）作实况报道，作现场解说 Word Originmid 19th cent.: back-formation from commentator.