newswire

newswire — noun

1. a service or organization that gathers news stories and supplies them to newspap

1.名詞B2
釋義

a service or organization that gathers news stories and supplies them to newspapers, television stations, and websites for publication or broadcast.

例句

The newswire reported that the prime minister would resign next week.

newswire + reported that-clause

Journalists at the city desk watched the newswire for breaking stories all night.

collocation: watch the newswire

同義詞
  • news agency

    the most common general term; newswire often suggests the feed itself rather than the organization

  • wire service

    older synonym from the telegraph era, still used in journalism

  • press association

    often refers to a cooperative of newspapers sharing reporting resources

文法句型

newswire + verb (reports/says/carries)

on/over/via the newswire

用法筆記

Frequently modified by the name of the provider: 'Reuters newswire', 'AP newswire'. The term originally referred to telegraph wire transmission but now covers any electronic news feed.

常見錯誤

❌I read a newswire about the earthquake.
✅I read a newswire report about the earthquake.
💡newswire refers to the service that distributes news, not to an individual article or story.