news
美音:
[nu:z
]英音:
[nu:z
]n.新闻,消息
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news为中学词汇
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词形变化:
形容词:newsless
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news
/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.
news
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
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).
1. Even as I sat staring blankly (茫然地) at my boss, hearing, "I've got bad news: we're going to have to let you go," 甚至当我坐在那里,茫然地看着老板,听着他说:"我有个坏消息要告诉你:我们将不得不让你走了"时,
2. We waited for news with a growing sense of anxiety. 我们等待著消息, 越来越焦急.
3. We heard the news over the loudspeaker. 我们听见扩音器里广播了这一消息。
4. What was his reaction to the news? 他对这消息的反应如何?
5. We all rejoiced at the good news. 我们都为这一好消息感到高兴。
6. What startling news ! 多令人震惊的消息呀!
7. When the news got round that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company, we all rushed to see it. 当"皮尤"鸟食公司将在我们当地影院演出喜剧节目的消息传开后,我们都赶紧跑去观看。
8. Well, the news caused a bit of excitement, and we were glad of it for old Maggie´s sake. 这个消息带来了不小的兴奋,我们为马吉而感到高兴。
9. When Gail spread the news of our wedding plans to her family she met with some resistance. 当盖尔把我们计划举办婚礼的消息告诉她家人时,她遇到了一些阻力。
10. We need to have a talk with her. The news is full of stories about teenagers in trouble whose parents hardly know anything about their problems." 我们得和她谈谈。新闻里报导的尽是惹上麻烦的青少年,可他们的父母却不知道自己的孩子有什么麻烦。"
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