| 单词 | what's new |
| 释义 | new /nū/adjective
To renew intransitive verb (archaic)To be renewed ORIGIN: OE nīwe, nēowe; Ger neu, Ir nuadh, L novus, Gr neos newˈbie noun (informal) A new arrival on a specific scene, eg on the Internet newˈie noun (informal) Something new newˈish adjective
newˈishly adverb newˈishness noun newˈly adverb
newˈness noun New Age noun
New-Ageˈ adjective New Ageism noun (also without caps) the New-Age movement New Ager noun (also without caps) someone involved or interested in the New-Age movement New-Age Traveller noun A member of an itinerant group of people adopting an alternative lifestyle and New-Age principles new Australian noun An immigrant to Australia new birth noun Renewal, esp spiritual new blood noun
newˈ-blown adjective Just come into bloom newˈborn adjective Newly born noun A newborn baby new broom noun (figurative) see new brooms sweep clean under broom new chum noun (informal)
New Church or New Jerusalem Church noun The Swedenborgian Church newˈcome adjective Recently arrived newˈcomer noun
newˈ-Commonwealth adjective Of or belonging to members of the Commonwealth who joined after World War II newˈ-create transitive verb (Shakespeare) To create anew new critic noun A practitioner of new criticism new criticism noun Literary criticism that concentrates on the text and rejects historical and biographical background information as unnecessary to an understanding of the work New Deal noun
New Economic Policy noun The Soviet economic programme from 1921 to 1928, which allowed some private ownership of business new economy noun The part of the economy based on computer, communications and information technologies (cf old economy) newˈ-economy adjective New Englander noun A native or citizen of any of the New England states (Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont and Massachusetts) New English Bible noun A translation of the Bible and Apocrypha supervised by a committee formed of representatives from all the major British Christian denominations, first published in 1970 new Europe noun The countries of eastern Europe, esp those that joined the EU in or after 2004 newˈ-fallen adjective Newly fallen newfangled see separate entry. newˈ-fashˈioned adjective
newˈ-fledged adjective Having just got feathers new for old noun The basis for a house contents insurance policy claim that disregards any deterioration due to use or time newˈ-found adjective Newly discovered or devised New Jersey tea noun Redroot New Jerusalem noun
New Jerusalem Church see New Church above. New Kingdom noun The 18th to 20th dynasties in ancient Egypt (16c–11c BC) New Labour noun The part of the British Labour Party that gained control in the 1990s and seeks to apply a less extreme form of socialism in a market economy new lad noun A young man who, unlike the new man (qv below), unashamedly pursues a lifestyle characterized by hedonism, materialism, macho attitudes and interests, and open defiance of political correctness newˈ-laid adjective Newly laid New Latin noun The form of Latin in (esp legal) use since the Renaissance New Learning noun The new studies of the Renaissance New Left noun An extreme left-wing movement among students, etc in the 1960s New Light noun A member of a relatively more advanced or liberal religious school, applied esp to the party within the 18c Scottish Secession Church which adopted voluntaryist views of the relations of Church and State, also sometimes to the Socinianizing party in the Church of Scotland in the 18c, etc new look noun
newˈly-wed noun and adjective (a person who is) recently married newˈ-made adjective Recently made new man noun
newˈ-marrˈied adjective Newly married new maths noun A method of teaching mathematics which is more concerned with basic structures and concepts than numerical drills newˈ-modˈel transitive verb To model or form anew New Model Army noun The Parliamentary army as remodelled by Cromwell in 1645 new moon noun
newˈ-mown adjective Newly mown newˈ-oldˈ adjective
new penny see under penny new poor plural noun Those who have come to think themselves poor by loss of advantages New Red Sandstone noun (geology) An old name for the Permian and Trias new rich plural noun
New Right noun A conservative movement, prominent in the 1980s, which differs from the traditional Right in holding more staunchly right-wing or moralistic views, eg favouring the diminution or abolition of the welfare state and the restitution of capital punishment, and opposing abortion newˈ-risen adjective Having newly risen New Romantic noun A member of a youth movement characterized by flamboyant epicene styles, prevalent in the 1980s (also adjective) newˈ-sad adjective (Shakespeare) Recently made sad Newˈspeak noun
new star noun A nova New Style see style New Testament noun The second part of the Christian Bible, consisting of writings about Christ and the Apostles after his death, and documents from the very first years of the Christian Church (abbrev NT) new town noun A town planned and built by the government to aid housing conditions in nearby large cities, stimulate development, etc new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease see Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease New Wave noun
New-Waveˈ adjective new woman noun A name applied, esp by scoffers, in the late 19c to such women as actively sought freedom and equality with men New World noun North, Central and South America new world order noun An aspiration to peaceful coexistence in the world New Year noun The first few days of the year New Year's Day noun The first day of the year New Year's Eve noun The last day of the year, 31 December New Zealander noun A native or citizen of New Zealand of new (archaic)
what's new? (informal)
what /(h)wot/interrog pronoun and adjectiveNeuter of who, used to form questions regarding identity, selection from an indefinite number, nature, value, etc (also used elliptically, as in what did you say?, what do you think?, what is it?) interrog pronoun (obsolete)Who? relative pronoun and adjective
Used in summoning, calling attention, expressing surprise, disapprobation, protest, etc ORIGIN: OE hwæt, neuter of hwā who; Ger was, L quod whatˈen or whattˈen adjective (from whatkin what kind; dialect)
whatˈna adjective (from whatkin a) same as whaten above whatˈness noun
whatˈabouts plural noun The things one is occupied about whatˈ-d'you-call-it, -'em, etc noun A word substituted for the name of a thing or person in forgetfulness or contempt (also whatˈ-you-may-call-it, etc) whatevˈer or (literary) whate'er /wot-ārˈ or hwot-ārˈ/ pronoun
adjective Any or all that, no matter what interjection An expression intended to convey indifference whatˈ-like adjective (dialect) Of what kind, character or appearance whatˈnot see separate entry; see also what not below. what'sˈ-his- (her-, its-, etc) name noun (informal) Someone or something indicated or understood whose name one cannot, or cannot be bothered to, recall (also whatˈsit and (US) whatˈsis) whatˈso adjective (archaic) Of whatever kind pronoun
whatsoevˈer or (old) whatsoe'er /wot-sō-ārˈ or hwot-sō-ārˈ/ adjective and pronoun Whatever whatsomevˈer adjective and pronoun (dialect) Whatsoever what-you-may-call-it see what-d'you-call-it above. and what all And so on, and suchlike things know what it is
or whatever (informal) Or some such thing so what? What of it? what about
what an if (Shakespeare) What if, or though what else? Could anything else be the case? what for (informal) Punishment, chastisement, as in I'll give you what for! what … for? For what reason, or with what purpose in mind? (also dialect what for…?) what for a (obsolete) What kind of what have you (informal)
what ho A loud hail or summons what if
what … like? A common form of request for a description or opinion of something or someone, as in what is she like?, what does this look, sound, like? what next?
what not
what now?
what of
what of it? Does it matter? (with the implication that it does not) what's more And, more importantly what's new? see under new what's what
what's with (informal; esp US)
what the hell, the dickens, the devil, etc (informal) Whatever what then?
what though
what time (archaic) At the very time when what with Because of, considering |
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