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sitcom

noun
🔊/ˈsɪtkɒm/
🔊/ˈsɪtkɑːm/
(also formal situation comedy)
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. a regular comedy programme on television that shows the same characters in different funny situations情景喜剧
    • It’s America’s most popular sitcom.这是美国最受欢迎的情景喜剧。
    • He has made the difficult leap from sitcom to the theatre.他已经从情景喜剧到剧院取得了艰难的飞跃。
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    Topics TV, radio and newsb2
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySitcom is used after these nouns:
    • smash
    • television
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    Word Origin1960s: abbreviation.