/nju:z; [US] nu:z; nuz/
n
1 (a) [U] new or fresh information; report(s) of recent events 消息; 新闻; 新闻报道
*What's the latest news? 有什么最新消息?
* Have you heard the news? Mary has got a job! 你听说了吗? !
* I want to hear all your news. 我想听听你的新鲜事.
* items/pieces/bits of news 几项新闻
* It's news to me, ie I haven't heard about it before. 这事我头一次听说.
* She is always in the news, ie Her doings are regularly reported in the newspapers, on TV, etc. 她一向是新闻人物（报纸、电视等经常报道她的事）.
* The news that the enemy were near alarmed everybody. 敌军迫近的消息搅得人心惶惶.
* Have you any news of (ie Have you heard anything about) where she is staying? 你有她现在何处的消息吗?
* [attrib 作定语] a news item, report, broadcast, bulletin, etc 新闻项目、报道、广播、简报等
* the news media, ie newspapers, TV, radio, etc 新闻媒介（报纸、电视、无线电等）.
(b) the news [sing v] regular broadcast of the latest news on the radio and TV （无线电及电视的）定时新闻广播
*Here is the news, eg said by a newsreader at the start of a broadcast. 现在报告新闻.
* The news lasts half an hour. 新闻节目播送半小时.
2 [U] person, thing, event, etc that is (interesting enough to be) reported as news （可当作新闻内容的）人, 物, 事
*When a man bites a dog, that's news! 人要是咬了狗, 那才是新闻!
* Pop stars are always news. 唱流行歌曲的歌星什么时候都是新闻人物.
3 (idm 习语) break the `news (to sb) be the first to tell sb about sth, esp sth exciting or unwelcome 最先（向某人）道出实情（尤指令人惊异或不悦的事）. ,no news is `good news (saying 谚) if there were bad news we would hear it, so since we have heard nothing we can assume that all is well 没有消息就是好消息.

n[U]
[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: new]
information about something that has happened recently
　I'm not sure how he's going to react to the news.
　The good news is that tomorrow will be fine and sunny.
　You seem upset - not bad news , I hope?
　We are delighted at the news that our daughter is expecting a baby.
The fall in house prices will be welcome news for first time buyers.
news on
What's the latest news on your university application?
David's just told me an interesting piece of news .
Do you have any news for me?
news of/about
　Everyone is shocked by the news of the arrests.
　Sit down and tell me all your news .
Have you heard the news ? We're going to get married.
How would he break the news to Mary that he'd been lying to her?
People living near a disused factory have welcomed the news that it is to be demolished.
Friday's news was greeted with enthusiasm in Denmark.
　News of the tragedy spread quickly around the town.
reports of recent events in the newspapers or on the radio or television
　a late evening news broadcast
　We've got the news headlines coming up at half past twelve.
　a news and current affairs programme
　Here's the sports news from Jane Murray.
　the latest news from the Olympic stadium
news about/on/of
　news on the latest developments in the talks
news that
　Several evening papers carried the news that a cabinet minister was about to resign.
local/regional/national/international news
　Twenty years ago environmental issues rarely made the news (=were considered important enough to be in the news) .
be in the news
　Hong Kong is in the news this morning.
　His resignation was front page news (=was important news) .
news story/report/item
　Never before has a news story triggered such sensational sales of the newspaper.
the news
a regular television or radio programme that gives you reports of recent events
　the ten o'clock news
　Let's watch the news .
　Be quiet. I want to listen to the news .
on the news
　It must be true - I heard it on the news last night.
switch/turn/put on the news
(=turn the television or radio on so that you can watch or hear the news)
be good/bad news for sb
if the facts about something are good or bad news for someone, they are likely to make life better or worse for them
　There is no legal market for African ivory, which is good news for the elephants.
he's/she's bad newsinformal
used to say that someone is likely to cause trouble
　Stay away from that guy, he's bad news.
be news
if someone or something is news, people are interested in them at the moment and want to know about them
　European fashions are big news right now in the States.
that's news to me!
spoken used when you are surprised or annoyed because you have not been told something earlier
　'The meeting's been cancelled.' 'That's news to me!'
I've got news for you
spoken used to say that you are going to tell someone the facts about something, which they will probably not like to hear
　You may think I'm finished, but I've got news for you - I'll be back.
no news is good news
spoken used when you have not received any news about someone and you hope this means that nothing bad has happened

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COLLOCATES for sense 1
good/bad news
great/wonderful/terrible etc news
news that
welcome news (=good news)
the latest news
a piece/bit of news
have some news (for somebody)
tell somebody some news
hear some news
break the news (to somebody) (=tell someone about something for the first time)
welcome the news (=be happy about something)
greet the news with something
news spreads
HINT
News is an uncountable noun. Use singular forms with it, not plural: The news was good (NOT were good). |I was surprised by this news (NOT these news).

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