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单词 tidings
释义
tidingstid‧ings /ˈtaɪdɪŋz/ noun [plural] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINtidings
Origin:
Old English tidung ‘event, piece of news’, from tidan ‘to happen’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Alas, I bring ill tidings.
  • Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.
  • He was running and she wondered why anyone should hasten to bring her the tidings he must bear.
  • I immediately spread the good tidings among my married colleagues.
  • No, these are excellent tidings in their own right.
  • Sorry to be the bearer of such bad tidings, but these things happen.
  • The fortune-teller would hardly relay bad tidings, for who would be generous, learning of coming sorrows?
  • Then I too broke into glad tidings and joy to the world with the crowds of believers around me.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
(=good news)
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· Blame the bearer of bad tidings.· No one wants to be the bearer of bad tidings, or the herald of impending doom.· The fortune-teller would hardly relay bad tidings, for who would be generous, learning of coming sorrows?· Sorry to be the bearer of such bad tidings, but these things happen.
· Dissension between the Peshawar politicians and the resistance commanders brings glad tidings to Kabul.· Then I too broke into glad tidings and joy to the world with the crowds of believers around me.· The next day a large medal sale continues the glad tidings with only about 8% unsold.· I come as the bearer of glad tidings.· He was one of thousands who headed south as soon as they heard the glad tidings on Monday morning.
· Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.· I immediately spread the good tidings among my married colleagues.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • Air traffic confirmed the glad news that one was hanging down.
  • Dissension between the Peshawar politicians and the resistance commanders brings glad tidings to Kabul.
  • He was one of thousands who headed south as soon as they heard the glad tidings on Monday morning.
  • I come as the bearer of glad tidings.
  • Instead of announcing the glad news to all the nations, Christians became smug and indolent.
  • Mrs Baxter will spread the glad news.
  • The next day a large medal sale continues the glad tidings with only about 8% unsold.
  • Then I too broke into glad tidings and joy to the world with the crowds of believers around me.
old use newsgood/glad tidings (=good news)
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