news /ˈnuːz/ Brit /ˈnjuːz/ noun /ˈnuːz/ Brit /ˈnjuːz/
noun
Learner's definition of NEWS
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[noncount] : new information or a report about something that has happened recently新闻；消息 -
Do you have any news to report?你有什么消息要报告吗？
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I have some good news, and I have some bad news.我有一些好消息，也有一些坏消息。
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Have you heard the good news? She's going to have a baby!你听说那个好消息了吗？她快要生孩子了！
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What's the big/latest news?头条/最新新闻是什么？
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It was late summer when news of his death arrived. [=when we learned that he had died]我们得知他去世的消息时已是夏末。
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We tried to break the news [=tell the bad news] to her gently.我们尽量委婉地告诉她那个坏消息。
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“The concert has been canceled.” “Well, that is news to me.” [=I didn't know that; no one told me that]“音乐会被取消了。”“哦，我还不知道这个消息。”
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Lower ticket prices are good news for [=make things easier for] sports fans.低票价对于体育迷来说是个好消息。
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We haven't heard from his teacher lately, but no news is good news. [=if he was doing badly, his teacher would have told us]我们最近没听到老师反应他的情况，不过没消息就是好消息。
2 [noncount]
a : information that is reported in a newspaper, magazine, television news program, etc.新闻报道 -
local/international news当地/国际新闻报道
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The company has been in the news recently.这家公司最近一直被报道。
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and now this late-breaking news [=the most recent news of the day]现在播报最新消息
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front-page news [=important news that could be reported on the front page of a newspaper]（报纸）头版新闻
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often used before another noun常用于另一名词前 b informal : someone or something that is exciting and in the news新闻人物；新闻事件 3
the news : a television news program电视新闻节目
have news for someone
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used when you are making a definite and forceful statement that someone does not expect, know about, or agree with我要说…（用于表达对他人说法的强烈反对） -
“You think you're going to win? Well, I've got news for you: you're not.”“你认为你会赢？那么，我要告诉你，你不会的。”
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People tell me that my business will never succeed. Well, I have news for them. I'm going to make a profit by the end of the year.人们说我的生意永远不会成功。那么，我要告诉他们，我今年年底就会盈利。