adj.
break new ground
- 有所发现;开拓创新
to make a new discovery or do sth that has not been done before
(as) good as new
like new
- 完好如新
in very good condition, as it was when it was new
- I've had your coat cleaned─it's as good as new now.
你的外套洗好了——像新的一样。
… is the new …
- (表示某事物已非常时髦,被视为可替代其他事物)
used to say that sth has become very fashionable and can be thought of as replacing sth else
- Brown is the new black.
棕色取代了黑色变得时髦起来。 - Comedy is the new rock and roll.
说笑表演风头直追摇滚乐。 - Fifty is the new forty.
四十尚未老,五十正当年。
a new broom
- 新就职者;(尤指)刚上任的新官
a person who has just started to work for an organization, department, etc., especially in a senior job, and who is likely to make a lot of changes
- Well, you know what they say. A new broom sweeps clean.
唉,你知道他们说什么。新官上任三把火。
a/the new kid on the block
- (地方、机构等的)新来者,新手
a person who is new to a place, an organization, etc.
- Despite his six years in politics, he was still regarded by many as the new kid on the block.
他已经从政六年,但很多人仍把他视为初出茅庐。
a new one on me
- 未听说过(或接触过)的;很生疏的
used to say that you have not heard a particular idea, piece of information, joke, etc. before
- ‘Have you come across this before?’ ‘No, it's a new one on me.’
“你以前碰到过这样的事吗?”“没有,从来没听说过。”
turn over a new leaf
- 改恶从善;重新做人
to change your way of life to become a better, more responsible person
what's new?
- (友好的问候)你好吗,怎么样
used as a friendly greeting
- Hi! What's new?
嗨!你好吗?
new/fresh blood
- 新成员(尤指年轻、有新思想或方法的);新生力量;新鲜血液
new members or employees, especially young ones, with new ideas or ways of doing things
(a) brave new world
- 美好的新世界(本欲改善人们的生活,实则带来预料不到的问题)
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
- the brave new world of technology
科技进步的美好新世界
breathe (new) life into sth
- (给某事物)带来起色,注入活力
to improve sth by introducing new ideas and making people more interested in it
put a new/different complexion on sth
- 使形势改观
to change the way that a situation appears
(you can't) teach an old dog new tricks
- 老大(不)可教;(无法)改变人们长时间形成的思想(或做事方法等)
(you cannot) successfully make people change their ideas, methods of work, etc., when they have had them for a long time