livestream
livestream — verb
1. to send video and audio of something out across the internet so that people can
to send video and audio of something out across the internet so that people can watch and listen while it is actually taking place.
Jude will livestream tonight's piano recital on YouTube for relatives in Brazil.
livestream + event noun, on + platform
The temple committee decided to livestream the New Year ceremony for elderly members at home.
transitive: subject is an organisation
Roya livestreamed her cooking class every Sunday morning during the lockdown.
Many wildlife groups now livestream from cameras placed near eagle nests and watering holes.
Piotr started livestreaming his chess games after losing his café job last year.
- pre-record
record in advance and publish later, rather than transmit live
文法句型
livestream + noun
livestream + on + platform
用法筆記
Object is typically the event being broadcast (a concert, ceremony, game, lesson) or, with 'from', the location. Subject is often a person, content creator, or organisation; rarely passive.
常見錯誤
livestream — noun
1. a video and audio show sent out over the internet that viewers can watch at the
a video and audio show sent out over the internet that viewers can watch at the same moment it is happening.
Christopher set up two cameras and a microphone before starting his Friday night livestream.
noun, countable singular; before + livestream
Over forty thousand fans joined the band's farewell livestream from a small studio in Oslo.
join + livestream; from + place
Amihan only watches livestreams during her lunch break at the hospital.
The school principal cancelled the graduation livestream after the rain knocked out the power.
- recording
a saved version watched after the event, not during it
文法句型
watch a livestream
host a livestream
用法筆記
Countable noun. Typically modified by a topic word ('gaming livestream', 'cooking livestream') or by a possessive showing who runs it ('the band's livestream'). Distinguish from sense verb/1, which is the action of broadcasting; this sense is the broadcast itself.