laugh track

collocation in English

meaningsoflaughandtrack

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laugh
noun[C]
uk
/lɑːf/us
/læf/
the act or sound ...
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track
noun
uk
/træk/us
/træk/
the pair of long metal bars fixed on the ground at an equal distance from each other, along which ...
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(Definition oflaughandtrackfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflaugh track

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An unusual side effect of the rural purge was the temporary demise of thelaughtrack.
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In television sweetening refers to the use of alaughtrackin addition to a live studio audience.
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Alaughtrackwas used throughout the show's run.
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The most significant change for these episodes as broadcast (apart from the length) was the addition of alaughtrack.
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It was necessary, as much as we were always looking to have a "real"laughtrack, "a real" audience.
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The original network broadcast included alaughtrack; this was later removed for the syndicated and video releases.
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He innovated the televisionlaughtrack, rather than go to the expense of a studio audience.
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The show is filmed before a live studio audience, but uses alaughtrack.
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A different innovation was the show's producers' not wanting alaughtrack, as the network did.
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An average sitcom does not use a studio audience nor alaughtrackto fill-in more dialogue for the characters.
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Thelaughtrackwas present on several entries.
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The show is recorded in front of a live studio audience but sometimes uses alaughtrack.
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The show does not include alaughtrack, instead playing instrumental and sometimes sad music during sketches.
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In comedies, if you don't have them, you're in big trouble, because if you don't hear alaughtrack, it's not funny.
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This format did not contain the series' bumpers nor thelaughtrack.
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This and the absence of an audience or alaughtrackgives the show a look and feel different from other sitcoms of the era.
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The show was filmed with three cameras in front of a live audience, although alaughtrackwas used for sweetening purposes.
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The show was filmed before a live audience, with alaughtrackadded during post-production.
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Another complaint was the absence of alaughtrack, a common element of prime-time shows at the time.
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