news
noun
njuːz
noun
1
information
about
something
that
has
happened
recently
消息
2
reports
of
recent
events
in
the
newspapers
or
on
the
radio
or
television
新闻（报道）
a
late
evening
news
broadcast
晚间新闻广播
We’ve
got
the
news
headlines
coming
up
at
half
past
twelve.
十二点半我们将播报新闻提要。
a
news
and
current
affairs
programme
新闻时事节目
Here’s
the
sports
news
from
Jane
Murray.
这里是简．默里主持的体育新闻。
the
latest
news
from
the
Olympic
stadium
从奥林匹克体育场传来的最新消息
[+
about/on/of
]
news
on
the
latest
developments
in
the
talks
关于会谈最新进展的新闻
news
that
Several
evening
papers
carried
the
news
that
a
cabinet
minister
was
about
to
resign.
好几家晚报报道了一名内阁部长将要辞职的消息。
local/regional/national/international
news
Twenty
years
ago
environmental
issues
rarely
made
the
news
(=were
considered
important
enough
to
be
in
the
news)
.
二十年前，环境问题很少被传媒报道。
be
in
the
news
Hong
Kong
is
in
the
news
this
morning.
今天上午新闻中报道了香港。
His
resignation
was
front
page
news
(=was
important
news)
.
他的辞职成了头版新闻。
news
story/report/item
Never
before
has
a
news
story
triggered
such
sensational
sales
of
the
newspaper.
从来没有一则新闻报道能给这份报纸带来如此巨大的销量。
3
the news
a
regular
television
or
radio
programme
that
gives
you
reports
of
recent
events
〔电视或电台的〕新闻报道，新闻节目
the
ten
o’clock
news
十点新闻
Let’s
watch
the
news
.
我们看看新闻节目吧。
Be
quiet.
I
want
to
listen
to
the
news
.
安静点，我要听听新闻。
on
the
news
It
must
be
true
–
I
heard
it
on
the
news
last
night.
这肯定是真的，我昨晚在新闻节目中听到的。
switch/turn/put
on
the
news
4
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
对某人是个好/坏消息
There
is
no
legal
market
for
African
ivory,
which
is
good
news
for
the
elephants.
非洲象牙没有合法的交易市场，这对大象来说是个福音。
5
he’s/she’s bad news
used
to
say
that
someone
is
likely
to
cause
trouble
[非正式] 他/她是个祸星〔指某人可能会带来麻烦〕
informal
Stay
away
from
that
guy,
he’s
bad
news.
离那家伙远一点，他不是个好东西。
6
be news
if
someone
or
something
is
news,
people
are
interested
in
them
at
the
moment
and
want
to
know
about
them
热门
European
fashions
are
big
news
right
now
in
the
States.
欧洲时装目前正风靡美国。
7
that’s news to me!
used
when
you
are
surprised
or
annoyed
because
you
have
not
been
told
something
earlier
[口] 我一点都不知道！
spoken
‘The
meeting’s
been
cancelled.’
‘That’s
news
to
me!’
“会议取消了。”“我一点都不知道！”
8
I’ve got news for you
used
to
say
that
you
are
going
to
tell
someone
the
facts
about
something,
which
they
will
probably
not
like
to
hear
[口] 我有消息要告诉你〔可能是对方不愿意听的消息〕
spoken
You
may
think
I’m
finished,
but
I’ve
got
news
for
you
–
I’ll
be
back.
你可能认为我完蛋了 — 不过告诉你，我会回来的。
9
no news is good news News
used
when
you
have
not
received
any
news
about
someone
and
you
hope
this
means
that
nothing
bad
has
happened
is
an
uncountable
noun.
Use
singular
forms
with
it,
not
plural.
news是不可数名词，和它连用的词要用单数形式，而不用复数形式
spoken
The
news
was
good
(NOT
不说
were
good)
.
这是个好消息。
I
was
surprised
by
this
news
(NOT
不说
these
news)
.
我对这消息感到很吃惊。