| 单词 | is the new |
| 释义 | > as lemmas—— is the new —— c. the new —— (and variants): designating a cultural phenomenon or trend thought to have matched the prevalence or success of the specified precursor; frequently in formula —— is the new ——. the new black: a colour in such vogue with clothing designers as to rival the traditional role of black as a staple or background colour for garments; (figurative) something which is suddenly extremely popular or fashionable. the new rock and roll: a cultural phenomenon, esp. a newly popular form of entertainment, considered to be as vital, dominant, or influential as the early rock music was in the 1950s and 1960s. ΚΠ 1986 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 27 May c12 Fall trends: trumpet skirts,..belts,..velvet, gray (‘the new black’). 1988 Record (Bergen County, New Jersey) (Nexis) 9 Oct. l1 It's like in the 1950s, when everybody wanted to be Elvis or a rock star. Now everybody wants to be Eddie Murphy, Steve Martin, or Jay Leno. Comedy's the new rock-and-roll. 1991 Metropolitan Home Apr. 131/1 Eurostyle is the new contemporary. 1991 Washington Post (Nexis) 26 June c7 He makes a good case for rap as the new rock-and-roll. 1994 Observer (Nexis) 20 Feb. (Colour Suppl.) 5 The demand will come forth: give us the new ‘new rock and roll’. It could be almost anything—architecture, haute cuisine, train-spotting—but my money's on sport. 1996 Daily Mirror (Electronic ed.) 25 Oct. All the fashion magazines keep saying that brown is the new black. 1998 Church Times 11 Sept. 12/3 An upcoming BBC series on the Roman Catholic Church..was enough of a peg for a piece arguing that religion is the new atheism, or whatever television people say when they want to express fashionability. 1999 Guardian 11 Feb. ii. 17/5 (heading) Onions are the new black... Suddenly onions are everywhere. 2002 N.Y. Mag. 17 June 20/1 Underachievement is in; overachievement is out. Stupid is the new smart. < as lemmas |
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