tabloid
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++tab·loid /ˈtæblɔɪd/ (also tabloid newspaper) noun [countable] TCNa newspaper that has small pages, a lot of photographs, and stories mainly about sex, famous people etc rather than serious news 通俗小报 → broadsheet► see thesaurus at newspaper —tabloid adjective [only before noun] tabloid journalists 小报记者
Examples from the Corpus
tabloid• It was this morning's paper he had brought her, a national tabloid printed in London.• Her latest affair was splashed across the cover of the supermarket tabloids.• And if coverage by the tabloids has missed some of the debate's subtleties, perhaps that is little surprise.• The national dailies can be dismissed quickly, especially the tabloids.• She just married me to get money from selling to the tabloids.• She claimed that she had had an affair with the President, and sold her story to the tabloids.• The tabloids went for sensations, scandals, gossip and, especially, opinion.• No photo expert for either side has scrutinized the 30 snapshots, which Flammer is shopping to tabloids.• Witnesses who cooperate with tabloids in return for money often find themselves subjected to withering criticism if they are called into court.Origin tabloid (1900-2000) Tabloid a trademark for a medicinal tablet ((19-20 centuries)); because of the small size of the tablettab·loid nounChineseSyllable
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tabloid
tab‧loid /ˈtæblɔɪd/
(also ˌtabloid ˈnewspaper) noun [countable]
—tabloid adjective [only before noun]:
tabloid journalists
▪ newspaper : The New York Times is a popular daily newspaper.
▪paper a newspaper. Paper is more common than newspaper in everyday English: There was an interesting article in the local paper today. | the Sunday papers
▪the press newspapers and news magazines in general, and the people who write for them: the freedom of the press | The press are always interested in stories about the royal family.
▪the media newspapers, magazines, television, radio, and the Internet, considered as a group that provides news and information: This issue has received a lot of attention in the media. | Her public image was shaped by the media.
▪tabloid a newspaper that has small pages, a lot of photographs, short stories, and not much serious news: The tabloids are full of stories about her and her boyfriend.
▪broadsheet British English a serious newspaper printed on large sheets of paper, with news about politics, finance, and foreign affairs: the quality broadsheets
▪the nationals the newspapers that give news about the whole country where they are printed, in contrast to local newspapers: The results of the nationwide survey became headlines in the nationals.
▪the dailies the daily newspapers: The dailies reported the story.
tab‧loid /ˈtæblɔɪd/
(also ˌtabloid ˈnewspaper) noun [countable] Date: 1900-2000
Origin: Tabloid a trademark for a medicinal tablet (19-20 centuries); because of the small size of the tablet
a newspaper that has small pages, a lot of photographs, and stories mainly about sex, famous people etc rather than serious news ⇨ broadsheetOrigin: Tabloid a trademark for a medicinal tablet (19-20 centuries); because of the small size of the tablet
—tabloid adjective [only before noun]:
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