| 单词 | late-breaking |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslate-breaking late-breaking adj. (of a news story) that becomes public or breaks (see break v. 39b) close to or after the print or broadcast deadline for a newspaper, newscast, etc.; (in extended use) very recent, up-to-date, last-minute. ΚΠ 1925 Appleton (Wisconsin) Post-Crescent 21 Jan. 9/1 In the afternoon until my page was made up..I kept the telephone busy to make sure no late-breaking sensation got away. 1949 Middletown (N.Y.) Times Herald 15 July 4/7 We got caught yesterday between an early column deadline and a late-breaking story. 1978 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 9 Sept. Barring a late-breaking miracle, Metro's 7,000 transit workers will begin their strike at 6 a.m. Monday morning. 1996 Managing Office Technol. (Electronic ed.) July 39 Thousands of companies across the US use fax-on-demand to provide speedy late-breaking information to their customers. 2008 J. Kern Sound Reporting xiv. 248 Late-breaking news can force you to completely reconstruct the show just minutes before it goes on air. < as lemmas |
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