fresh
I.fresh1 S2 W2 /freʃ/ BrE AmE adjective
[Word Family: noun: ↑freshness, ↑refreshment, refreshments, refresher; adverb: ↑freshly, freshingly, ↑refreshingly; adjective: ↑fresh, ↑refreshing, ↑refreshed; verb: ↑freshen, ↑refresh]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: freis]
1. NEW adding to or replacing something:
I’ll just make some fresh coffee.
The report provides fresh evidence about the way the business was run.
You’ll have to start again on a fresh sheet of paper.
2. NEW AND INTERESTING good or interesting because it has not been done, seen etc before:
Ryan will bring a fresh approach to the job.
We need some fresh ideas.
Let’s take a fresh look at the problem.
3. RECENT done, experienced, or having happened recently:
There were fresh fox tracks around the hen huts.
The accident was still fresh in her mind.
4. a fresh start when you start something again in a completely new and different way after being unsuccessful:
I hope Jim and I can get back together and make a fresh start.
5. FOOD/FLOWERS
a) fresh food has recently been picked or prepared, and is not frozen or preserved
fresh fruit/vegetables/fish/bread etc
The beans are fresh from the garden.
b) fresh flowers have recently been picked
6. fresh air air from outside, especially clean air:
Let’s open the windows and have some fresh air in here! ⇨ breath of fresh air at ↑breath(2)
7. fresh water fresh water contains no salt and comes from rivers and lakes ⇨ saltwater
8. TASTE/SMELL ETC [usually before noun] pleasantly clean or cool:
a fresh minty taste
It’s a light, fresh wine.
9. APPEARANCE pleasant, bright, and clean OPP dull:
The kitchen is decorated in fresh blues and greens.
She has brown hair, hazel eyes and a fresh complexion.
10. WEATHER if the wind is fresh, it is quite cold and strong:
a fresh breeze
11. NOT TIRED [not usually before noun] full of energy because you are not tired:
She always seems fresh and lively, even at the end of the day.
Despite his busy day he arrived looking as fresh as a daisy (=not tired and ready to do things).
12. fresh from something
a) (also fresh out of something American English) having just finished your education or training, and not having a lot of experience:
He’s fresh out of law school.
b) having just come from a particular place or experience:
The team is fresh from their victory over the French.
13. get/be fresh with somebody old-fashioned to behave rudely in a way which shows sexual interest, or lack of respect
—freshness noun [uncountable]:
the freshness of the early morning
the freshness and vitality of youth
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THESAURUS
▪ new: a new sports centre | a new edition of the book | an entirely new theory of time and space
▪ brand new completely new: a brand new car | The house looks brand new.
▪ recent made, produced etc a short time ago: recent research into brain chemistry
▪ the latest [only before noun] the most recent: Have you seen his latest film? | the latest fashions from Paris
▪ modern different from earlier things of the same kind because of using new methods, equipment, or designs: modern technology | modern farming methods | a modern kitchen
▪ original new and completely different from what other people have done or thought of before, especially in a way that seems interesting: The play is highly original. | His style is completely original.
▪ fresh fresh ideas, evidence, or ways of doing things are new and different, and are used instead of previous ones: We need a fresh approach to the problem. | They want young people with fresh ideas. | Police think they may have found some fresh evidence that links him to the murder.
▪ novel new and different in a surprising and unusual way – used especially about a suggestion, experience, or way of doing something: The club have come up with a novel way of raising cash. | The King was passionately in love, which was a novel experience for him.
▪ innovative completely new and showing a lot of imagination – used especially about a design or way of doing something: an attractive website with an innovative design | They came up with an innovative approach to the problem.
▪ revolutionary completely new in a way that has a very big effect – used especially about an idea, method, or invention: a revolutionary treatment for breast cancer | His theories were considered to be revolutionary at the time.
▪ new-fangled [only before noun] used about something that is new and modern but which you disapprove of: My grandfather hated all this newfangled technology.
II.fresh2 BrE AmE adverb
1. fresh-made/fresh-cut/fresh-grated etc especially American English recently made, cut etc:
fresh-ground coffee
2. be fresh out of something American English spoken to have just used your last supplies of something:
I’m fresh out of beer. Will you take a cola instead?
freshhu | | | | | | ◎ | [fre∫] | | ※ | tính từ | | | ■ | mới hoặc khác | | | ☆ | fresh evidence | | | bằng chứng mới | | | ☆ | a fresh piece of paper | | | một miếng giấy mới | | | ☆ | fresh news | | | tin mới | | | ☆ | to begin a fresh chapter | | | bắt đầu một chương mới | | | ☆ | a fresh approach to the birth-control | | | một cách tiếp cận mới đối với vấn đề sinh đẻ có kế hoạch | | | ■ | còn rõ rệt; chưa phai mờ | | | ☆ | fresh blood stains on the floor | | | những vết máu tươi trên sàn nhà | | | ☆ | their memories of the wedding are still fresh in their minds | | | những kỷ niệm về ngày cưới hãy còn đậm nét trong tâm trí họ | | | ■ | tươi (hoa, trứng, sữa, cá, thịt...) | | | ☆ | fresh bread | | | bánh mì mới ra lò | | | ☆ | fresh milk, fruit, eggs, vegetables | | | sữa, quả, trứng, rau tươi | | | ■ | tươi tắn, mơn mởn | | | ☆ | a fresh complexion | | | nước da tươi tắn | | | ☆ | fresh colours | | | màu sắc tươi tắn | | | ■ | (nói về nước sơn) vừa mới quét; còn ướt | | | ☆ | Fresh paint - please do not touch | | | Sơn còn ướt - xin đừng sờ vào | | | ■ | (nói về quần áo) chưa mặc; sạch | | | ☆ | to put on some fresh clothes | | | mặc quần áo sạch | | | ■ | trong sạch, tươi mát, mát mẻ (không khí...) | | | ☆ | open the window and let in some fresh air | | | hãy mở cửa sổ ra cho có không khí mát mẻ | | | ☆ | to play in the fresh air | | | chơi ở ngoài trời | | | ■ | (nói về nước) không mặn, không hôi hoặc đắng; không phải nước biển | | | ☆ | fresh water | | | nước ngọt | | | ■ | khoẻ khắn; sảng khoái | | | ☆ | as fresh as paint | | | rất khoẻ | | | ☆ | as fresh as a daisy | | | tươi như hoa | | | ☆ | to feel fresh after six sets of ping-pong | | | cảm thấy khoẻ khoắn sau khi chơi sáu ván bóng bàn | | | ■ | (tạo nên tính từ ghép) mới; vừa mới | | | ☆ | fresh-baked bread | | | bánh mì vừa mới nướng | | | ☆ | fresh-cut flowers | | | hoa vừa mới cắt | | | ■ | (fresh with somebody) (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) sàm sỡ/sỗ sàng đối với phụ nữ | | | ■ | (fresh from / out of something) vừa mới đến từ một nơi nào | | | ☆ | students fresh from polytechnic | | | những sinh viên vừa mới trường bách khoa | | | 〆 | to break fresh/new ground | | | ✓ | đưa ra sáng kiến | | | 〆 | new/fresh blood | | | ✓ | người hay có sáng kiến | | | 〆 | a breath of fresh air | | | ✓ | xem breath | | ※ | danh từ | | | ■ | lúc tươi mát, lúc mát mẻ | | | ☆ | in the fresh of the morning | | | vào lúc tươi mát của buổi sáng | | ※ | phó từ | | | 〆 | fresh out of something | | | ✓ | vừa mới tiêu thụ hết cái gì | | | ☆ | we're fresh out of milk | | | chúng tôi vừa mới dùng hết sữa |
| | ◎ | [fresh] | | 〆 | saying & slang | | | ■ | (See get fresh) |
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