be good/bad news for somebody

BETTERWORSEif the facts about something are good or bad news for someone, they are likely to make life better or worse for them 对某人是个好/坏消息

There is no legal market for African ivory, which is good news for the elephants.

非洲象牙没有合法的交易市场，这对大象来说是个福音。

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be good/bad news for somebody• Although the licensing agreement is good news for Apple, some wonder whether it is too little, too late.• Growing demand for such equipment is good news for the helicopter's distributors McAlpine based at Kidlington in Oxfordshire.• Paperwork for files has been reduced and the threshold for compliance raised; both changes are good news for filers.• As Ohio goes, so goes the nation, and that may be good news for President Clinton.• This theft can only be bad news for the preservation movement.• The latest financial results are good news for a company that has struggled for years.• This is good news for the hotelier who is prepared.• House prices are very low, which is good news for first-time buyers.• Gordon Brown also promised Labour would be good news for big employers ... like the nearby Rover plant in Cowley.

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词汇	be good/bad news for somebody
释义	be good/bad news for somebody be good/bad news for somebody BETTERWORSEif the facts about something are good or bad news for someone, they are likely to make life better or worse for them 对某人是个好/坏消息 There is no legal market for African ivory, which is good news for the elephants. 非洲象牙没有合法的交易市场，这对大象来说是个福音。 Examples from the Corpus be good/bad news for somebody• Although the licensing agreement is good news for Apple, some wonder whether it is too little, too late.• Growing demand for such equipment is good news for the helicopter's distributors McAlpine based at Kidlington in Oxfordshire.• Paperwork for files has been reduced and the threshold for compliance raised; both changes are good news for filers.• As Ohio goes, so goes the nation, and that may be good news for President Clinton.• This theft can only be bad news for the preservation movement.• The latest financial results are good news for a company that has struggled for years.• This is good news for the hotelier who is prepared.• House prices are very low, which is good news for first-time buyers.• Gordon Brown also promised Labour would be good news for big employers ... like the nearby Rover plant in Cowley. → be good/bad news for somebody at news(2)
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