news

noun

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. （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
4. 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。

1. N-UNCOUNT 新闻;消息
   News is 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。
2. N-UNCOUNT 新闻广播;新闻报道
   News is 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。
3. N-SING 电视新闻;广播新闻
   The news is 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
4. N-IN-NAMES (用于报纸名)新闻
   News is sometimes used in the names of newspapers.
   1. ...the New York Daily News.
      《纽约每日新闻》
5. N-UNCOUNT 新闻人物;新闻事件
   If you say that someone or something is news, 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, although news looks 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 a piece of news when 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 a news 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。

6. PHRASE 坏事/好事
   If you say that something is bad news, you mean that it will cause you trouble or problems. If you say that something is good 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。
7. PHRASE 对(某人)来说是新闻
   If you say that something is news to you, 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。

1. My news will astonish you
   我的消息会让你感到十分惊讶的。
2. 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。
3. They told us the dreadful news
   他们告诉了我们那糟糕透顶的消息。
4. We waited and waited for news of him
   我们左等右等，盼着他的消息。
5. 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。
6. I wish I had better news for you
   我多希望能带给你好消息。
7. He's thrilled to bits at the news.
   他听到这个消息欣喜若狂。
8. Foreign News is on Page 16
   国外新闻在16版。
9. We'll also have the latest sports news
   我们也会收到最新的体育新闻。
10. Those are some of the top stories in the news.
    那些是新闻头条里的一部分内容。
11. 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。
12. A murder was big news
    谋杀案是重大新闻事件。
13. If you are a celebrity, you are headline news.
    如果你是名人，你就是头条新闻。
14. 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。
15. 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。
16. 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。
17. 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。
18. I'm sure we watched the nightly news, and then we turned on the movie
    我肯定我们是先看了晚间新闻，然后才开始看的电影。
19. She gave me some reassuring news.
    她告诉了我一些令我欣慰的消息。
20. I received the sad news that he had been killed in a motorcycle accident.
    我得知了这个不幸的消息，说他在一场摩托车事故中丧生。
21. The company was alleged to have leaked the news to the Daily Mail.
    据称，那家公司将消息透露给了《每日邮报》。
22. 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。
23. She had heard the news-flash on a TV channel's news update.
    她在一家电视台的新闻快讯中听到了这则简明新闻。
24. I was rather disturbed by the news.
    听了这消息我心里很不安。
25. The music faded down and a special news broadcast began.
    乐曲的音量减弱了，专题新闻广播开始了。
26. The news has got about.
    消息传开了。
27. She fainted as soon as she heard the news.
    她一听到这一消息，当时就昏了过去。
28. I knew that long ago.; That's no news to me.
    我早知道了。
29. I've heard that news already.; Yes, so I've heard.
    这消息我知道了。
30. I heard the news indirectly.
    这消息我是间接听来的。

n.

be bad news (for sb/sth)

• 对…不利
  to be likely to cause problems
  1. 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
  1. 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

noun

1. 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

2. 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

3. information about recent and important events
   1. they awaited news of the outcome

   Synonym:    intelligencetidingsword

4. informal information of any kind that is not previously known to someone
   1. it was news to me

5. information reported in a newspaper or news magazine
   1. the news of my death was greatly exaggerated