English Dictionary

new

/njuː/

adj

Recently made, or created. / Of recent origin; having taken place recently. / Additional; recently discovered. / Current or later, as opposed to former.

I bought a new car yesterday.

意味（1）

Recently made, or created.

意味（2）

Of recent origin; having taken place recently.

I can't see you for a while; the pain is still too new. Did you see the new King Lear at the theatre?

意味（3）

Additional; recently discovered.

We turned up some new evidence from the old files.

意味（4）

Current or later, as opposed to former.

My new car is much better than my previous one, even though it is older. We had been in our new house for five years by then.

意味（5）

Used to distinguish something established more recently, named after something or some place previously existing.

New Bond Street is an extension of Bond Street.

意味（6）

In original condition; pristine; not previously worn or used.

Are you going to buy a new car or a second-hand one?

意味（7）

Refreshed, reinvigorated, reformed.

That shirt is dirty. Go and put on a new one. I feel like a new person after a good night's sleep. After the accident, I saw the world with new eyes.

意味（8）

Newborn.

My sister has a new baby, and our mother is excited to finally have a grandchild.

意味（9）

Strange, unfamiliar or not previously known.

Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.

意味（10）

Recently arrived or appeared.

'Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.

意味（11）

Inexperienced or unaccustomed at some task.

Don't worry that you're new at this job; you'll get better with time. I'm new at this business.

意味（12）

(of a period of time) Next; about to begin or recently begun.

We expect to grow at 10% annually in the new decade.