newBrE /njuː/ NAmE /nuː/► SEE ALL(as) good as newlike new… is the new …a new broom (sweeps clean)a/the new kid on the blocka new mana new one on meturn over a new leafwhat’s new?a (whole) different/new ball gamefresh/new/young blooda brave new world(as) clean as a whistleput a new/different complexion on sththe emperor’s new clothesthe emperor has no clothesbreak fresh/new groundpastures newring out the old (year) and ring in the new(you can’t) teach an old dog new tricks ●(as) ˌgood as ˈnew●like ˈnewin very good condition, as it was when it was new完好如新◆I’ve had your coat cleaned — it’s as good as new now. 我把你的外套洗好了，现在像新的一样。●… is the new … (BrE, informal) used to say that sth has become very fashionable and can be thought of as replacing sth else（表示某事物已非常时髦，并被认为可取代其他事物）…是新的…◆Brown is the new black. 棕色取代黑色，成了新的流行色。◆Comedy is the new rock and roll. 说笑节目风头直追摇滚乐。◆Fifty is the new forty. 四十尚未老，五十正当年。●a new ˈbroom (sweeps clean) (BrE, saying) a person who has just started to work for an organization, a department, etc., especially in a senior job, and who is likely to make a lot of changes新官上任（三把火）◆The new managing director is clearly a new broom. He’s already got rid of ten members of staff and now he’s looking at our working methods. 新任总经理显然是新官上任三把火，他已经解雇了十名员工，现在又把目光转向了我们的工作方法。●a/the ˌnew kid on the ˈblock (informal) sb who is new to a place, an organization, etc.新成员；新手◆Despite his six years in politics, he was still regarded by many as the new kid on the block. 尽管他从政已六年，在许多人眼里他还嫩着呢。●a ˌnew ˈman (BrE) a man who shares the work in the home that is traditionally done by women, such as cleaning, cooking and taking care of children. New men are considered sensitive and not aggressive家庭主夫；（分担家务和照看孩子的）新好男人◆He is comfortable with his ‘new man’ image, and has been known to leave the office early to go home and cook dinner for his family. 他很安心做一个“新好男人”，办公室的人都知道他每天早早下班回家做饭。●a ˌnew one on ˈmea story, joke or piece of information that you have not heard before and which you may find difficult to believe未听说过的难以置信的事；头一回听说◆Butter that always stays soft — that’s a new one on me. 不会变硬的黄油，这我从未听说过。◆No, I’ve never heard that story before. It’s a new one on me. 不，我从没听说过那种事，这我还是头一回听说。●turn over a new ˈleafchange your way of behaving and start a better life翻开新的一页；开始新的生活；改过自新◆This is a new project to help ex-prisoners turn over a new leaf. 这是一项旨在帮助出狱的犯人重新做人的新计划。●what’s ˈnew? (spoken, informal) used as a friendly greeting（用作问候语）你好吗，怎么样◆Hi! What’s new? 嗨！你好吗？●a (whole) different/new ˈball game (informal) a completely different kind of situation完全不同的情况；全新的局面◆They used to go out every night, but now they’ve got a baby it’s a whole new ball game.他们以前每天晚上都出去，可是现在有了小孩，情况完全不同了。●fresh/new/young ˈbloodnew members of a group or organization who have fresh ideas, skills, etc. and so make the group more efficient（有新思想、新技能等的）新成员，新生力量，新鲜血液◆What this committee really needs is some new blood.该委员会真正需要的是一些新生力量。●a ˌbrave new ˈworld (oftenironic) a situation or society that changes in a way that is meant to improve people’s lives but is often a source of extra problems美好的新世界（以改善人们的生活为目的作一些变革，但常常带来新的问题）◆She promises us a brave new world of high salaries and good working conditions after the reforms.她向我们保证改革之后前景美好：薪水高，工作环境好。ORIGINThis phrase comes from Shakespeare’s play The Tempest. It was later used by Aldous Huxley as the title of his most famous book, which described a vision of the future.这个短语源于莎士比亚戏剧《暴风雨》。后被奥尔德斯 ∙ 赫胥黎用作自己最著名的一本书的名字，该书描述了未来美景。●(as) clean as a ˈwhistle (informal) 1. ( (as) clean as a new ˈpin) very clean干干净净◆She scrubbed the kitchen floor until it was clean as a whistle.她把厨房的地板擦得干干净净。2.if sb is as clean as a whistle, they are not involved in anything illegal清白无罪◆I don’t know why the police want to talk to me. I’m as clean as a whistle!我不知道为什么警方找我谈话，我可是清清白白的！●put a new/different comˈplexion on sthchange the way that a situation appears使形势改变◆What the police officer had just told me put quite a different complexion on the mystery.警察刚刚告诉我的情况使扑朔迷离的事件有了新的变化。●the ˌemperor’s new ˈclothes●the ˌemperor has no ˈclothesused to describe a situation in which everybody suddenly realises that they were mistaken in believing that sb/sth was very good, important, etc.皇帝的新装（指众人突然意识到某人或某物并非非常出色）◆Soon, investors will realize that the emperor has no clothes and there will be a big sell-off in stocks.很快，投资者们就会意识到皇帝没有任何新装，随即会有大量股票被抛售。ORIGINThis comes from a story by Hans Christian Andersen. Two men offer to make an emperor a new suit from a very light material which they say stupid people cannot see. When the emperor puts on the suit, nobody wants to appear stupid so they all praise his new clothes. However, when a little boy asks why the emperor has no clothes on, everybody admits that they can see no clothes and that the emperor is naked.这个习语源于安徒生童话。有两个人要为皇帝做一套新装，材质轻薄，愚蠢的人是看不见的。当皇帝穿上新装后，人们为了显示自己不蠢都对皇帝的新装赞不绝口。然而，当有个小男孩问为什么皇帝没穿衣服时，大家这才承认他们也没看到什么新装，皇帝其实是赤身裸体的。●break fresh/new ˈgroundmake a discovery; use new methods, etc.有新发现；使用新方法◆We’re breaking fresh ground with our new freezing methods.我们在冷冻方法上有了新的发现。▸ˈground-breaking
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◆a ground-breaking discovery / report开创性的发现／报告●ˌpastures ˈnewa new job, place to live, way of life, etc.新工作（或住处、生活方式等）◆After 10 years as a teacher, Jen felt it was time to move on to pastures new.当了 10 年教师后，珍觉得该换个新工作了。◆Without warning, she left him for pastures new.没有任何预兆，她离开了他，去寻找新生活。●ˌring out the ˌold (year) and ˌring in the ˈnewcelebrate the end of one year and the start of the next one辞旧迎新●(you can’t) teach an old dog new ˈtricks (saying) (you can’t) make old people change their ideas or ways of working, etc.（无法）改变老人的想法（或积习等）；老狗玩不了新把戏◆My grandmother doesn’t want a computer. She says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.我奶奶不想要计算机，她说人老不学艺。