| 单词 | novelty |
| 释义 | novelty (nɒvəlti ) Word forms: novelties 1. uncountable noun Novelty is the quality of being different, new, and unusual. After a few hours, however, the novelty wore off. 2. countable noun B2 A novelty is something that is new and therefore interesting. Seeing people queuing for food was a novelty. It came from the days when a motor car was a novelty. Synonyms: curiosity, marvel, rarity, oddity 3. countable noun Novelties are cheap toys, ornaments, or other objects that are sold as presents or souvenirs. At Easter, we give them plastic eggs filled with small toys, novelties and coins. Synonyms: trinket, souvenir, memento, bauble Quotations: A "new thinker", when studied closely, is merely a man who does not know what other people have thought Collocations: novelty act They're not a novelty act, we're a novelty act. The Sun Did you class yourself as a novelty act? The Sun The best novelty act to appear on a talent show. The Sun Ballad will follow ballad, with hardly a novelty act to break up the blandness. Times, Sunday Times To call them a novelty act would do them a gross disservice. The Sun He tried in vain to replicate his success, while imitators crowded the nascent novelty gift market. Times, Sunday Times But the novelty gift company owner has since said they are 'just friends', adding that he's single and ready to mingle. The Sun Instead of paper hats and novelty gifts these pretty packages will treat you to beauty products. The Sun Over 3.2 million products are personalised per year, including wedding gifts, glass, jewellery, novelty gifts, alcohol sets, pyjamas and more. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The group virtually turned it into a novelty song. Times, Sunday Times He just needs a novelty song he can cover and tweak the words. The Sun It's another to write a deliberately bad novelty song, only for it to become the biggest pop sensation of the year. Times, Sunday Times It's one thing to write a silly but fun novelty song and then be taken by surprise when it becomes a hit. Times, Sunday Times They didn't get a rap song about a cowboy it quickly cast it has a novelty song. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The other was to become a novelty store. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With the success of the pirate store, each 826 chapter has subsequently opened its own novelty store. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His parents run the local novelty store. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Complementing these are fashion boutiques, home stores, bookstores, jewelry stores, shoe stores, and novelty stores. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The first novelty stores, carrying a wide variety of goods, appeared in the late 1840s. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It looks great for the first 10 minutes of a film, but usually the novelty wears off fast. Times, Sunday Times But after eight hours, the novelty wears off. The Sun They may change as the novelty wears off and as people adapt. Times, Sunday Times That's not ideal, as it can obscure the action; on the upside, there are four difficulty levels to keep your interest up - although eventually the novelty wears off. Times, Sunday Times Computer game consoles are also a bad investment because the novelty wears off fast, said the survey for a price comparison website. The Sun Given its relative novelty, the person who composed this puzzle was evidently a chess genius. Times, Sunday Times The relative novelty of a dual-bass, no-guitar rock group certainly helped gather attention. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At the time, chewing gum was still a relative novelty sold in individual pieces. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 While baseball cards themselves had been around for years, including statistics was a relative novelty that fascinated many collectors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At the time, digital cameras were a relative novelty. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 新奇 Japanese: 新奇 |
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