headline /ˈhɛdˌlaɪn/ CET4 TEM4 ( headlining, headlined, headlines )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A headline is the title of a newspaper story, printed in large letters at the top of the story, especially on the front page. (尤指报纸头版的) 标题

  例：

  The Sydney Morning Herald carried the headline: "Sorry Ma'am, Most Australians Want a Republic."

  《悉尼先驱晨报》有这样一则头版标题：“对不起，夫人，大多数澳大利亚人想要一个共和国。”

• 2. 

  N-PLURAL The headlines are the main points of the news which are read on radio or television. 新闻提要

  例：

  I'm Claudia Polley with the news headlines.

  我是克劳迪娅•波莉，以下是新闻提要。

• 3. 

  V-T If a newspaper or magazine article is headlined a particular thing, that is the headline that introduces it. 为…加标题 [usu passive]

  例：

  The article was headlined "Tell us the truth."

  该文章题为“告诉我们真相。”

• 4. 

  PHRASE Someone or something that hits the headlines or grabs the headlines gets a lot of publicity from the media. 成为新闻焦点

  例：

  El Salvador first hit the world headlines at the beginning of the 1980s.

  萨尔瓦多首度成为国际媒体的焦点是在20世纪80年代初。