news

英 [njuːz]

美 [nuːz]

n.  消息; 音信; 媒体对重要事情的报道; 新闻; (电视或广播中的)新闻报道

中考高考CET4考研法律

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.692 / COCA.574

习惯用语

n.

be bad news (for sb/sth)
• 对…不利
  to be likely to cause problems
• Central heating is bad news for indoor plants.
  中央供暖系统不利于室内植物。
break the news (to sb)
• 最先（向…）透露坏消息；说出实情
  to be the first to tell sb some bad news
be good news (for sb/sth)
• 对…有利（或有益处）
  to be likely to be helpful or give an advantage
• The cut in interest rates is good news for homeowners.
  降低利率对于私房业主来说是个福音。
no news is good news
• 没有消息就是好消息
  if there were bad news we would hear it, so as we have heard nothing, it is likely that nothing bad has happened

牛津词典

noun

• 消息；音信
  new information about sth that has happened recently
  1. What's the latest news?
     有什么最新消息吗？
  2. Have you heard the news? Pat's leaving!
     你听说了吗？帕特要走了！
  3. That's great news.
     这真是好消息。
  4. Tell me all your news.
     把你最近的情况全都告诉我。
  5. Have you had any news of Patrick?
     你有没有帕特里克的消息？
  6. Any news on the deal?
     这笔交易有消息吗？
  7. Messengers brought news that the battle had been lost.
     通信员送来消息说这场战斗失败了。
  8. Do you want the good news or the bad news first?
     你是想先听好消息还是坏消息？
  9. a piece/bit of news
     一条 / 一则新闻
  10. It's news to me (= I haven't heard it before) .
      这事我第一次听说。
• 媒体对重要事情的报道；新闻
  reports of recent events that appear in newspapers or on television or radio
  1. national/international news
     国内 / 国际新闻
  2. a news story/item/report
     一则新闻；新闻报道
  3. News of a serious road accident is just coming in.
     有关一起恶性交通事故的报道开始陆续传来。
  4. breaking news (= news that is arriving about events that have just happened)
     突发新闻
  5. She is always in the news .
     她老在媒体露面。
  6. The wedding was front-page news .
     这次婚礼成了头版新闻。
• （电视或广播中的）新闻报道
  a regular television or radio broadcast of the latest news
  1. to listen to/watch the news
     收听 / 收看新闻节目
  2. Can you put the news on?
     请你打开新闻好吗？
  3. I saw it on the news .
     我是在新闻节目中看到的。
  4. the nine o'clock news
     九点的新闻报道
• 新闻人物；新闻事件
  a person, thing or event that is considered to be interesting enough to be reported as news
  1. Pop stars are always news.
     流行音乐明星总是新闻人物。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 新闻;消息
  Newsis information about a recently changed situation or a recent event.
  1. We waited and waited for news of him...
     我们左等右等，盼着他的消息。
  2. They still haven't had any news about when they'll be able to go home...
     他们仍然没有何时能回家的消息。
  3. I wish I had better news for you...
     我多希望能带给你好消息。
  4. He's thrilled to bits at the news.
     他听到这个消息欣喜若狂。
• N-UNCOUNT 新闻广播;新闻报道
  Newsis information that is published in newspapers and broadcast on radio and television about recent events in the country or world or in a particular area of activity.
  1. Foreign News is on Page 16...
     国外新闻在16版。
  2. We'll also have the latest sports news...
     我们也会收到最新的体育新闻。
  3. The announcement was made at a news conference...
     这个通知是在记者招待会上发布的。
  4. Those are some of the top stories in the news.
     那些是新闻头条里的一部分内容。
• N-SING 电视新闻;广播新闻
  The newsis a television or radio broadcast which consists of information about recent events in the country or the world.
  1. I heard all about the bombs on the news.
     我从新闻广播里得知了关于炸弹的全部消息。
  2. ...the six o'clock news.
     6点钟的新闻
• N-IN-NAMES (用于报纸名)新闻
  Newsis sometimes used in the names of newspapers.
  1. ...the New York Daily News.
     《纽约每日新闻》
• N-UNCOUNT 新闻人物;新闻事件
  If you say that someone or something isnews, you mean that they are considered to be interesting and important at the moment, and that people want to hear about them on the radio and television and in newspapers.
  1. A murder was big news...
     谋杀案是重大新闻事件。
  2. If you are a celebrity, you are headline news.
     如果你是名人，你就是头条新闻。

Note that, althoughnewslooks like a plural, it is often in fact an uncount noun.Good news is always worth waiting for.You cannot say 'a news', but you can say apiece ofnewswhen you are referring to a particular fact or message.One of my Dutch colleagues told me a very exciting piece of news.When you are talking about television and radio news, or about newspapers, you can refer to an individual story or report as anews item.
注意，虽然 news 看起来是复数名词，但事实上经常是不可数名词，如 Good news is always worth waiting for (好消息永远值得等待)。不能说 a news;但当指某一特定事实或消息时，可以说 a piece of news，如 One of my Dutch colleagues told me a very exciting piece of news (一位荷兰同事告诉了我一个特别令人兴奋的消息)。当谈论电视和广播新闻或报纸新闻时，可以把单独的故事或报道叫做 news item。

• PHRASE 坏事/好事
  If you say that something isbad news, you mean that it will cause you trouble or problems. If you say that something isgood news, you mean that it will be useful or helpful to you.
  1. The drop in travel is bad news for the airline industry...
     旅游热降温对航空业来说是个坏消息。
  2. This new attitude is good news to AIDS activists.
     这种新态度对艾滋病活动家来说是件好事。
• PHRASE 对(某人)来说是新闻
  If you say that somethingis news toyou, you mean that you did not previously know what you have just been told, especially when you are surprised or annoyed about it.
  1. I'd certainly tell you if I knew anything, but I don't. What you're saying is news to me.
     如果我真知道什么的话，我肯定会告诉你，可我不知道。你现在说的我都没听过。

英英释义

noun

• the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins
  1. the judge conceded the newsworthiness of the trial
  2. he is no longer news in the fashion world
  Synonym:newsworthiness
• a program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentary
  1. we watch the 7 o'clock news every night
  Synonym:news programnews show
• information about recent and important events
  1. they awaited news of the outcome
  Synonym:intelligencetidingsword
• informal information of any kind that is not previously known to someone
  1. it was news to me
• information reported in a newspaper or news magazine
  1. the news of my death was greatly exaggerated

双语例句

• Our British Affairs correspondent reports on how the three contenders reacted to the news of the resignation.
  我们的“英国国内事务”记者报道了3名竞争者对辞职消息的反应。
• I am very up to date on this sort of thing because I listen to the news.
  我掌握了大量关于这类事的最新信息，因为我经常收听新闻。
• They told us the dreadful news
  他们告诉了我们那糟糕透顶的消息。
• I knew that long ago.; That's no news to me.
  我早知道了。
• Foreign News is on Page 16
  国外新闻在16版。
• In a news release, the company said it had experienced severe financial problems.
  在新闻稿中，该公司表示自己遭遇了严重的财务问题。
• I'd certainly tell you if I knew anything, but I don't. What you're saying is news to me.
  如果我真知道什么的话，我肯定会告诉你，可我不知道。你现在说的我都没听过。
• He's thrilled to bits at the news.
  他听到这个消息欣喜若狂。
• I've heard that news already.; Yes, so I've heard.
  这消息我知道了。
• We'll also have the latest sports news
  我们也会收到最新的体育新闻。