/freʃ ||; frɛʃ/adj
1 (used especially about food) produced or picked very recently; not frozen or in a tin (尤指食品)刚生产的,刚采摘的,新鲜的:
fresh bread/fruit/flowers 新鲜面包;新鲜水果;鲜花
☞Look at stale. 参看stale。
2 left somewhere or experienced recently 新近留在某处的;刚经历过的;新的:
fresh blood/footprints 鲜血;新的脚印
Write a few notes while the lecture is still fresh in your mind. 趁着对那一课还记忆犹新,赶快做些笔记吧。
3 new and different 新而不同的:
They have decided to make a fresh start in a different town. 他们已决定在另一个市镇重头干起。
I'm sure he'll have some fresh ideas on the subject. 我敢说,在这个问题上他准有一些新的想法。
4 (used about water) without salt; not sea water (指水)淡水的
5 pleasantly clean or bright 清新的;鲜明的:
Open the window and let some fresh air in. 打开窗子放点新鲜空气进来。
6 not tired 不疲倦的;精神的:
I'll think about the problem again in the morning when I'm fresh. 明天早上我精神好的时候再想想这问题吧。
7 fresh from/out of sth having just finished sth 刚刚做完(某事):
Life isn't easy for a young teacher fresh from university. 对于刚刚踏出大学校门的年轻教师来说,日子并不轻松。
➔freshly adv freshly baked bread 刚出炉的面包
➔freshness noun [U]
break fresh/new ground→
GROUND¹