单词 | fresh |
释义 | fresh (freʃ ) Word forms: fresher , freshest 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B1+ A fresh thing or amount replaces or is added to a previous thing or amount. He asked Strathclyde police, which carried out the original investigation, to make fresh inquiries. I need a new challenge and a fresh start somewhere else. Synonyms: additional, more, new, other 2. adjective B1+ Something that is fresh has been done, made, or experienced recently. There were no fresh car tracks or footprints in the snow. A puppy stepped in the fresh cement. With the memory of the bombing fresh in her mind, Eleanor became increasingly agitated. 3. adjective A2 Fresh food has been picked or produced recently, and has not been preserved, for example by being frozen or put in a tin. ...locally caught fresh fish. ...fresh fruit. freshness uncountable noun With oysters, as with all seafood, freshness equals quality. Synonyms: novelty, creativity, originality, inventiveness 4. adjective B1+ If you describe something as fresh, you like it because it is new and exciting. These designers are full of fresh ideas. ...a fresh image. Synonyms: new, original, novel, unusual freshness uncountable noun There was a freshness and enthusiasm about the new students. Synonyms: novelty, creativity, originality, inventiveness 5. adjective B1+ If you describe something as fresh, you mean that it is pleasant, bright, and clean in appearance. Gingham fabrics always look fresh and pretty. freshness uncountable noun ...the crisp freshness of laundered clothes. Synonyms: novelty, creativity, originality, inventiveness 6. adjective B1+ If something smells, tastes, or feels fresh, it is clean or cool. The air was fresh and for a moment she felt revived. Synonyms: invigorating, clear, clean, bright freshness uncountable noun ...the freshness of early morning. Synonyms: novelty, creativity, originality, inventiveness Synonyms: cleanness, shine, glow, bloom 7. adjective Fresh water is water that is not salty, for example the water from rivers or lakes. Fresh water and other commodities are in short supply. 8. adjective If you say that the weather is fresh, you mean that it is fairly cold and windy. It was a fine, fresh summer morning. Outside the breeze was fresh and from the north. Synonyms: cool, cold, refreshing, brisk 9. graded adjective B2 Fresh colours are clear, bright, and fairly light. ...a semi-circular mosaic, its startling colours still fresh. Synonyms: vivid, bright, verdant [literary], undimmed 10. graded adjective If someone has a fresh face or complexion, their skin looks healthy. His fresh complexion made him look younger than he was. Synonyms: rosy, clear, fair, bright 11. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] If you feel fresh, you feel full of energy and enthusiasm. It's vital we are as fresh as possible for those matches. I nearly always wake up fresh and rested. Synonyms: lively, rested, bright, keen 12. adjective B2 Fresh paint is not yet dry. [US] regional note: in BRIT, use wet13. adjective If you are fresh from a particular place or experience, you have just come from that place or you have just had that experience. You can also say that someone is fresh out of a place. I returned to the office, fresh from Heathrow. [+ from] Fresh from their semi-final win over Germany, Britain took a promising early lead. From what I've heard he started wheeling and dealing fresh out of college. [+ out of] 14. fresh out of something phrase [PHRASE noun] If you are fresh out of something, you have recently used the last of it and have none left. [informal] Need to shine up your shoes, but fresh out of polish? fresh- (freʃ- ) combining form [ADJECTIVE noun] Fresh- is added to past participles in order to form adjectives which describe something as having been recently made or done. ...a vase of fresh-cut flowers. ...a meadow of fresh-mown hay. Idioms: fresh as a daisy very fresh, bright, or alert She can sleep through anything and emerge fresh as a daisy at the end of it. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a breath of fresh air someone or something that is pleasantly different from what you are used to It's a breath of fresh air to be a participant rather than a leader. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: fresh fruit The shelves are rid of lardy, deep-pan pizzas and calorific puddings and now heaving with fresh fruit and veg and low fat this and that. The Sun (2015) They are also advised to eat fresh fruit and veg. The Sun (2008) A decade ago if you wanted to make a blueberry muffin, you would have struggled to find the fresh fruit. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Also brewers have learnt to use hops for their beauty rather than brawn and are better at locking in the hops' fresh fruit flavours. Times, Sunday Times (2007) And they are utilising the advantage of being a new set-up: it provides the opportunity to have a fresh look at accepted practice. Times, Sunday Times (2010) You also need to take a fresh look at your relationship with your boyfriend. The Sun (2012) You can take a fresh look at home plans and get them on the move. The Sun (2011) Times are indeed adverse and a fresh look at the defence review would pay dividends. Times, Sunday Times (2011) As soon as you get home take some ibuprofen with a large glass of fresh orange juice. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Frank drinks fresh orange juice with a squeeze of fresh lemon. The Sun (2010) Serve with 100ml fresh orange juice. The Sun (2011) By special request I was squeezed fresh orange juice. Times, Sunday Times (2008) You could also argue that her solutions - fresh paint, big-name labels, uncluttered approach - are often not sustainable. Times, Sunday Times They returned to find fresh paint running right up to the front and back tyres, right. Times, Sunday Times When he moved in, his room was clean and smelt of fresh paint. Times, Sunday Times Before painting wood, wash down the old paintwork and rub it with sandpaper or wire wool to create a smooth surface for the fresh paint. Times, Sunday Times Recently spruced up with modern bathrooms and fresh paint, it still has a relaxed, lived-in feel that makes it perfect for families. Times, Sunday Times It is the logical consequence of making a fresh start, as many urged him to do. Times, Sunday Times (2007) When the bankruptcy order is over, often after only a year, you can make a fresh start. The Sun (2013) So I hope you'll move on now, make a fresh start, no hard feelings. MR STARLIGHT (2004) Going peroxide blonde is the quickest way to give yourself a completely fresh start. Times, Sunday Times (2011) As many as 2% of households are now estimated to have their own fresh supply of eggs. Times, Sunday Times As the common name suggests, watercress grows in, or by, running water, which should be in constant fresh supply. Times, Sunday Times He brought water with him to the island which has no fresh supply and improvised a rainwater capture system out of a plastic sheet and a bin. Times, Sunday Times The seemingly inexhaustible demand for property meant that house prices continued to rise last month, despite a fresh supply of stock coming on to the housing market. Times, Sunday Times Forty-three new cases were diagnosed in 1926, but they were easily managed with the fresh supply of serum. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 新的, 新鲜的食物, 淡的水, 新鲜的空气 Japanese: 新鮮な, 新鮮な, 淡水の, すがすがしい |
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