| 单词 | anchorman |
| 释义 | anchorman (once / 23085 pages) n An anchorman is a television news reporter. An anchorman typically reports from a news studio, reading the news from behind a desk. You can use the words anchorman and anchorwoman to talk about studio-based TV newscasters, but it's becoming more common to use one word to refer to either a man or a woman. News anchor or just anchor are increasingly common names for an anchorman. In the early 20th century, an anchorman was "the last man on a tug-of-war team," but by 1958 the word described a news presenter on TV or radio. WORD FAMILYanchorman: anchormen USAGE EXAMPLESThe anchorman to whom Mr. Carell was reporting was Mr. Stewart, who pretended to embody the voice of reason and the audience’s point of view. New York Times(Nov 17, 2016) The 'Anchorman' news team watches the @Cubs win the World Series. Time(Nov 17, 2016) The great new institutions of the 20th century, print newspapers, the evening broadcast news, the trusted anchorman, are fading relics. Wall Street Journal(Nov 03, 2016) n a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute Syn|Hyper anchor, anchorperson TV newsman, TV reporter, television newscaster, television reporter someone who reports news stories via television |
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