English English Dictionary

news in English:

1. information about something that has happened recently

English word "news"(information about something that has happened recently) occurs in sets:

WORDLIST 4 DOWNTIME
WORDLIST 7 MEDIA

2. item of

English word "news"(item of) occurs in sets:

Making uncountable nouns countable

3. an item of news

English word "news"(an item of news) occurs in sets:

uncountable nouns

4. a programme giving everyday information about what is happening in the world

5. technology

It's a fledgling technology but it shows great promise.

The formation and movement of hurricanes are capricious, even with our present-day technology.

Technology progresses steadily.

If it was just a book the Space Police wouldn't be sticking their noses in. The problem is that it's a bundle of super technology.

From an ethical point of view, the great principle of technology is "responsibility to the present" but the new way of thinking, "responsibility to the future" has emerged.

For detecting drugs or hidden explosives, there's no technology that can match a dog's nose.

Advances in science and technology and other areas of society in the last 100 years have brought to the quality of life both advantages and disadvantages.

I don't know if modern technology increases unemployment, or rather decreases it.

Our company's technology has already reached the level of a developed country in the 1990s.

Science and technology have come to pervade every aspect of our lives and, as a result, society is changing at a speed which is quite unprecedented.

Japan achieved a remarkable development in industrial technology after the war.

The fun thing about this job is that the technology is continually advancing so it continues to be stimulating.

In its "Eleven Five Plan" (2006 to 2010), the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology pledged to implement phone connections in every village and Internet connections in every town.

I wonder what effect technical advances such as the Internet, mobile phones and digitalization technology have on the people's awareness, actions and interest in politics.

6. a piece of news

English word "news"(a piece of news) occurs in sets:

Non count - to count

7. is

Is he sleeping?

Democracy is the worst form of government, except all the others that have been tried.

The library is open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Water is liquid. When it freezes, it becomes solid.

From year to year, pollution is worsening.

I'd like to make a call to Tokyo, Japan. The number is 3202-5625.

According to this magazine, the economic situation in Japan is getting worse year by year.

Officially it is his responsibility, but in fact his secretary does all the work.

It is very difficult to persuade people to change their life style.

You cannot enter the museum. It is currently under repair.

My interest in politics is strictly academic.

The government's economic policy is credited for Japan's postwar economic success.

It is because light travels faster than sound that we see lightning before we hear thunder.

Zürich is considered to be a major financial hub.

A good biography is interesting and instructive.

English word "news"(is) occurs in sets:

Invariably singular &plural non-count nouns

8. blackout

The government decided to have a blackout regarding the political prisoner.

to have a blackout

I was hoping for a headache or pounding temples, a blackout, but, you know, I feel fine.

It's a crisis which is well documented – a strained grid, blackouts and now a price increase.

There was a blackout yesterday. Suddenly the whole city became dark. It was strange.

We missed the game due to the blackout

Power lines have been blown down by a storm. The blackout can last several hours.

I think I should sit down or I'll have a blackout.

Every hospital has a back-up electric generator in case of blackout.

Last night I could not do my homework on account of a long blackout.

English word "news"(blackout) occurs in sets:

Word Pairs English

other words beginning with "N"

never in English
nevertheless in English
new in English
newsagent's in English
newspaper in English
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