Live Stream - 英语词汇详解

Meaning 1：live stream (Live Stream)

Live Stream 🔊

/laɪv striːm/

to broadcast video and sound over the internet as it is happening.

live stream 🔊

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/laɪv striːm/

To transmit real-time video and audio over the internet for an audience to watch as it happens.

📁 Category：Technological Inventions 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Combination of 'live' (real-time) and 'stream' (continuous flow of data).

💡 Mnemonic

Think of a 'live' stream of water - constantly flowing in real time.

📖 Example

The popular gamer plans to live stream himself playing the new video game tonight. 🔊 The popular gamer plans to live stream himself playing the new video game tonight.

🔗 Collocations

live stream a concert – Broadcast a concert in real time

live stream an event – Cover an event live

live stream gameplay – Stream playing a video game live

🔄 Synonyms

broadcast (v.) – To transmit a program or event for public viewing

stream (v.) – To send or receive data in a continuous flow

🚫 Antonyms

record (v.) – To capture audio or video for later playback

prerecord (v.) – To record in advance rather than broadcast live

🌱 Derivatives

livestreamer (n.) – A person who broadcasts live video

livestreaming (n.) – The act of broadcasting live video

📖 Cultural Story

The term emerged in the early 2000s with the rise of broadband internet, enabling real-time video broadcasting.