fresh/frɛʃ; freʃ/adj 1 new and different from what was done or used before 新的﹐不同于以往的: Start again on a fresh sheet of paper. 拿张新的纸重新来。We need some fresh ideas . 我们需要一些新的想法。They decided to move to Australia and make a fresh start . 他们决定移民澳大利亚﹐重新开始生活。2 recently picked or prepared, and not dried, tinned, frozen etc 新鲜的: fresh fruit/vegetables/fish/bread etc Make sure the fish is fresh. 要确保鱼是新鲜的。fresh flowers from the garden 刚从花园里采摘下来的鲜花see box at见 NEWand 和 FOOD 方框3 done or experienced recently 新近的: fresh animal tracks 新近出现的动物足迹be fresh in sb's mind/memory The incident was still fresh in my mind. 这事件我仍记忆犹新。4 pleasantly clean or cool 凉爽的﹔清新的: a fresh minty taste 清新的薄荷味Let's go and get some fresh air (=from outside a building). 我们去呼吸点新鲜空气吧。You’ll feel nice and fresh after a shower. 洗个淋浴﹐你会觉得神清气爽。5 fresh water water that contains no salt and comes from rivers and lakes 淡水6 fresh from/out of sth having just left a place, especially a college or school 刚完成〔学业〕的﹔刚离开〔某地〕的: a new teacher fresh from university 大学刚毕业的一位新教师 —freshness n [U]