Definition of "fresh" in 英语

Adjective

1. Newly produced or obtained; recent.

   • He followed the fresh hoofprints to find the deer.
   • I seem to make fresh mistakes every time I start writing.
   • With his recent divorce still fresh in his mind, he was unable to concentrate on his work.

2. Of food, not dried, frozen, or spoiled.

   • After taking a beating in the boxing ring, the left side of his face looked like fresh meat.
   • I brought home from the market a nice bunch of fresh spinach leaves straight from the farm.
   • a glass of fresh milk

3. Of plant material, still green and not dried.

4. Invigoratingly cool and refreshing.

   • What a nice fresh breeze.

5. Of water, without salt; not saline.

   • After a day at sea it was good to feel the fresh water of the stream.

6. Rested; not tired or fatigued.

7. In a raw or untried state; uncultured; unpracticed.

   • a fresh hand on a ship

8. Youthful; florid.

9. Good, fashionable.

   • a fresh pair of sneakers

10. Tipsy; drunk.

Adverb

1. Recently; just recently; most recently.

   • We are fresh out of milk.

Noun

1. A rush of water, along a river or onto the land; a flood.

2. A stream or spring of fresh water.

3. The mingling of fresh water with salt in rivers or bays, as by means of a flood of fresh water flowing toward or into the sea.

Verb

1. To pack (fish) loosely on ice.

2. To flood or dilute an area of salt water with flowing fresh water.

3. To become stronger.

4. To rebore the barrel of a rifle or shotgun.

5. To update.

6. To freshen up.

7. To renew.

8. Of a dairy cow, to give birth to a calf.

Adjective

1. Rude, cheeky, or inappropriate; presumptuous; disrespectful; forward.

   • No one liked his fresh comments.

2. Sexually aggressive or forward; prone to caress too eagerly; overly flirtatious.

   • Hey, don't get fresh with me!