1 ADJ-GRADED 新的;刚出现的;新做的;新建的 Something that is new has been recently created, built, or invented or is in the process of being created, built, or invented. 新的;刚出现的;新做的;新建的
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They've just opened a new hotel in the Stoke area.
他们刚在斯托克地区开了一家新宾馆。
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The new invention ensures the beer keeps a full, frothy head.
这项新发明能保证啤酒始终保持丰富的泡沫。
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...the introduction of new drugs to suppress the immune system.
对免疫系统有抑制作用的新药的使用
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Their epic fight is the subject of a new film.
他们史诗般的战斗是一部新电影的主题。
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These ideas are nothing new in America.
这些观念在美国毫不新鲜。
2 ADJ 崭新的;未使用过的 Something that is new has not been used or owned by anyone. 崭新的;未使用过的
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That afternoon she went out and bought a new dress.
那天下午她出门买了一件新裙子。
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There are many boats, new and used, for sale.
有很多新旧不一的船待售。
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They cost nine pounds new, three pounds secondhand.
新的9英镑,旧的3英镑。
SYN brand new, unused
3 ADJ 更新的;替换的 You use new to describe something which has replaced another thing, for example because you no longer have the old one, or it no longer exists, or it is no longer useful. 更新的;替换的
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Under the new rules, some factories will cut emissions by as much as 90 percent.
按照新规定,一些工厂的减排量要高达90%。
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I had been in my new job only a few days.
我到新的工作岗位只有几天的时间。
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I had to find somewhere new to live.
我不得不另找住处。
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Rachel has a new boyfriend.
雷切尔换了个男朋友。
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They told me I needed a new battery.
他们告诉我需要换新电池。
SYN unfamiliar, unaccustomed, strange, unknown
4 ADJ [usually ADJ n] 新发现的;刚注意到的 New is used to describe something that has only recently been discovered or noticed. 新发现的;刚注意到的
5 ADJ [ADJ n] (一天或一年)新开始的,初始的 A new day or year is the beginning of the next day or year. (一天或一年)新开始的,初始的
SYN extra, more, added, new-found
6 ADJ [ADJ n] (身份、地位等)新近获得的 New is used to describe someone or something that has recently acquired a particular status or position. (身份、地位等)新近获得的
7 ADJ-GRADED [verb-link ADJ] 新接触的;不熟悉的 If you are new to a situation or place, or if the situation or place is new to you, you have not previously seen it or had any experience of it. 新接触的;不熟悉的
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She wasn't new to the company. [+ to]
公司对她早有耳闻。
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His name was new to me then and it stayed in my mind. [+ to]
当时我是第一次听到他的名字,就记住了。
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I'm new here and all I did was follow orders.
我新来乍到,我所做的事情都是按照命令行事。
8 ADJ [ADJ n] (土豆、胡萝卜、豆子等)时鲜的,早的 New potatoes, carrots, or peas are produced early in the season for such vegetables and are usually small with a sweet flavour. (土豆、胡萝卜、豆子等)时鲜的,早的
9 See also: brand-new as good as new→see: good to turn over a new leaf→see: leaf a new lease of life→see: lease pastures new→see: pasture
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There is no new thing under the sun Bible: Ecclesiastes
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ADJ. | contemporary, current, latest, modern, novel; (ant.) existing, old, past 1 |
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