单词 | newfangled |
释义 | newfangled (nufæŋgəld ) adjective [ADJ n] If someone describes a new idea or a new piece of equipment as newfangled, they mean that it is too complicated or is unnecessary. [old-fashioned, disapproval] Mr. Goss does not believe in any of this newfangled nonsense about lean meat. ...a newfangled tax structure. Collocations: newfangled technology Newfangled technology could lead to 'nursebots' being programmed and farmed out to help patients to recover from illnesses. Times, Sunday Times The old-fashioned tiffin box meets newfangled technology. Times, Sunday Times With all their newfangled technology, these bikes feel less like an advance, more like a capitulation. Times, Sunday Times This has little to do with newfangled technologies. Times, Sunday Times He based these elements directly off of the interoffice mail memos the doctors had been using for years, in hopes of convincing people to actually use the newfangled technology. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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