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单词 tabloid
释义 tab·loid
I. \ˈtaˌblȯid\ adjective
Etymology: from Tabloid, a trademark applied to a concentrated form of drugs and chemicals
1.
 a. : greatly condensed or shortened : capsule
  < provides in tabloid form the evolution of the orchestra by families of instruments — William Schuman >
 b. : consisting of abbreviated episodes
  < tabloid musical >
2.
 a. : characterized by sensationalism : lurid, vulgar
  < the sensation-mongering tabloid press — Robert Eisler >
  < feeding its tabloid hungers … on more local horrors — John Mason Brown >
 b. : of, relating to, or resembling a tabloid (as in size or format)
  < a tabloid machine … takes the double 32-page signatures, gives them the final fold — P.R.Russell >
  < conservative-appearing tabloid newspapers … published weekly in small towns — T.F.Barnhart >
II. noun
(-s)
1. : a short item or episode : brief, synopsis
 < provides in the form of a … tabloid the concentrated essence of science — Saturday Review >
2.
 a. : a newspaper of small format usually presenting the news in concise form
  < there is about these American tabloids a terseness and finality which leave nothing to be said — Eric Partridge >
 especially : a small profusely illustrated newspaper characterized by sensationalism
  < it was a tabloid, and the headlines were a mixture of war news, recent murders, and scandals — Caroline Slade >
 b. : a publication resembling a tabloid in size or format
  < most company tabloids, like company magazines, are monthly — K.C.Pratt >
 c. : digest, summary
  < a 28-page tabloid containing complete texts of all … regulations, interpretations, and directions issued through November — Journal of Accountancy >
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