直播的英文翻译是live broadcast。

broadcast：

v.播送(电视或无线电节目);广播;散布；

n.广播节目;电视节目；

复数： broadcasts现在分词： broadcasting过去式： broadcast broadcasted过去分词： broadcast broadcasted

Is it a live broadcast or a recorded one?

这是现场直播还是录相节目？

In recent years, live broadcast has become an important style of TV news report.

近年来，直播已成为电视新闻报道的重要形式。

We watched a live broadcast of the speech.

我们观看了那场演说的现场直播。

The interview was broadcast on radio and television.

广播和电视都报道了这次会见。