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单词 freshness
释义
freshfresh1 /freʃ/ ●●● S2 W2 adjective Entry menu
MENU FOR freshfresh1 new2 new and interesting3 recent4 a fresh start5 food/flowers6 fresh air7 fresh water8 taste/smell etc9 appearance10 weather11 not tired12 fresh from something13 get/be fresh with somebody
Word Origin
WORD ORIGINfresh
Origin:
1200-1300 Old French freis
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Fresh fish is much more delicious than frozen.
  • Fresh fish tastes completely different to fish that has been frozen.
  • fresh vegetables
  • a fresh breeze
  • a dozen fresh eggs
  • Do you think this meat smells fresh?
  • Hill's vibrant singing style makes even the old songs sound fresh.
  • I'm just going to have a shower and put on some fresh clothes.
  • I go to the market twice a week to buy fresh fruit and vegetables.
  • I think we need to take a fresh look at the problem.
  • If you eat garlic, have some parsley afterwards to keep your breath fresh.
  • It's surprising how a fresh coat of paint can improve the appearance of a room.
  • Most houses on the street boast fresh paint.
  • Please start each new question on a fresh page.
  • Police say they are still hoping for fresh information about the missing girl.
  • Put the milk in the fridge to keep it fresh.
  • Shall I make a fresh pot of coffee? This one's cold.
  • The army is planning a fresh attempt to regain control of the capital.
  • The camp had almost run out of food when helicopters arrived with fresh supplies.
  • The fields have such a clean, fresh smell after the rain.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Fresh berries for dessert add the final fresh touch.
  • Blue chips as a whole struggled under that burden, which was further exacerbated by fresh selling of telecom and media issues.
  • Finally a juicy ripe pineapple is sliced, and six fresh sticks of sugar cane arrive.
  • For a fresh approach to salad, serve Jicama-Watercress Salad.
  • High school students are remarkably perceptive and fresh in their views.
  • On this the farm worker is most scathing: fresh air does not pay his electricity bill.
  • Other revelations came from taking a fresh look at the data.
  • There are always fresh flowers on show.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
· a new sports centre· a new edition of the book· an entirely new theory of time and space
completely new: · a brand new car· The house looks brand new.
made, produced etc a short time ago: · recent research into brain chemistry
[only before noun] the most recent: · Have you seen his latest film?· the latest fashions from Paris
different from earlier things of the same kind because of using new methods, equipment, or designs: · modern technology· modern farming methods· a modern kitchen
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
[only before noun] used about something that is new and modern but which you disapprove of: · My grandfather hated all this newfangled technology.
Longman Language Activatorfood that is fresh
fresh food has been produced or picked recently, and has not been frozen or put into cans: · I go to the market twice a week to buy fresh fruit and vegetables.· Fresh fish is much more delicious than frozen.· a dozen fresh eggskeep something fresh: · Put the milk in the fridge to keep it fresh.
not fresh
especially spoken if food goes off or goes bad , it starts to decay because it has been kept for too long: · Can you smell this milk and see if you think it's gone off?· I don't think we should eat that meat now - it's probably gone bad.
especially British food that is bad is not good to eat, because it has started to decay: · She must have eaten something bad because she was really sick in the night.· Shall I just throw away these bad apples?
bread, cake etc that is stale is hard, dry, and unpleasant to eat: · This bread's stale - have we got another loaf?· All we got was a cup of tea and a bit of stale cake.go stale: · Put the biscuits back in the tin or they'll go stale.
milk, cream, wine etc that is sour tastes bitter and smells unpleasant: · The wine was so sour that I couldn't drink it.go sour: · In these temperatures, milk goes sour very quickly.
fruit, vegetables, meat etc that is rotten is very badly decayed, has gone soft, smells unpleasant, and cannot be eaten: · There were some cheap oranges in the market but most of them were rotten.· the unmistakable smell of rotten eggs
again
· If you're late again we'll leave without you.· The floor needs cleaning again.· It was nice to see you again.· Julie! It's your sister on the phone again.· The fresh mountain air soon made Jennifer feel strong again.· When I was safely back in my apartment again, I took out the letter and read it.
formal use this especially about something worrying or serious that has happened before: · Once again, the French army were totally humiliated.· The crops had failed, and once more, famine threatened the region.· Once again, I must remind you of the seriousness of the problems we face.· The cost of living is once more on the increase.· Once again, the City Council has decided to ignore the interests of the taxpayers.
use this when something has happened too many times before in a way that is very annoying: · Yet again, I was forced to ask my parents for money.· The opening of the new museum has been delayed yet again.· Yet again, you're late turning in your assignment.· It was the last day of their vacation and it was raining yet again.
again, and usually for the last time: · Can we practise the last part just once more?· I'm going to ask you just one more time: where did you get this money?· She wanted to see her grandfather once more before he died.
: fresh attempt/look/start one that is done again from the beginning in a new way, after you have been unsuccessful in the past: · I think we need to take a fresh look at the problem.· The army is planning a fresh attempt to regain control of the capital.
spoken say this when something annoying happens again or happens too many times: · "Sue, Steve's on the phone asking for you." "Oh, not again!"· "Not again!" said Anna, as the word CANCELLED appeared next to her flight number for the third time.
the air that we breathe
the air that surrounds us, which we breathe in order to live: · Alex stood shivering in the cold, damp air.· the clean air of the countrysideair pollution: · Cars are a major cause of air pollution.in the air: · There was a strong smell of burning in the air.
clean air that you get outdoors, considered to be more pleasant and healthy than air that you get inside buildings, in busy cities etc: · Open the window and let's get some fresh air in here!· I'm just going outside for a breath of fresh air.· Fresh air isn't necessarily better for you, but it will certainly make you feel better.
pleasantly cold weather
cold in a pleasant way, especially after the weather has been hot: · a cool sea breeze· Although the days are very hot, it's much cooler at night.
especially British pleasantly cold and windy: · We walked towards the sea with a fresh breeze blowing in our faces.· The hot weather will continue today, but tomorrow will be fresher with cool, westerly winds.
pleasantly cold, dry, and clear: · I love to be out of doors on these bright, crisp autumn mornings.· The weather was crisp and clear and you could see the mountains fifty miles away.
cold, fresh and clear in a way that makes you feel healthy and cheerful: · Hank loved the feel of the bracing sea air against his face.· Tourists are attracted by the beautiful scenery and bracing mountain climate.
to stay in good condition for a particular period of time
use this about clothes, equipment, furniture etc to say how long they will remain in good condition: · Cheap saucepans can't really be expected to last.· It's amazing how long this car has lasted, really.· You can get washable plastic lace by the yard, which lasts much better than the real thing.last (for) 7 years/2 months/a long time etc: · Some wine-makers will tell you that a cask lasts only for four years.· When the houses were put up in 1946, they really weren't meant to last more than ten years.last (somebody) a lifetime (=last a very long time): · With care, a mahogany dining table will last you a lifetime.· Well-made golf clubs ought to last a lifetime, so it's worth paying the extra.
use this about food or drink to say how long it will remain fresh: · You'd better eat these cakes today -- they won't keep.keep for 2 days/24 hours etc: · The yoghurt will keep for about a week in a refrigerator.keep until/till: · Do you think this bacon will keep till tomorrow?keep well: · Eat celery as soon as possible -- it does not keep well for long periods.
use this about food or about flowers that have been cut: · Homemade bread never stays as fresh as the stuff you buy in the supermarket.stay fresh for 2 weeks/2 days/a long time etc: · Strain the stock and put in a sealed container. It should stay fresh for up to three days.· Bend the stems, as this will make the blooms stay fresh for longer.
something that has just been discovered
· Scientists have found a new oilfield off the coast of Norway.· Her lawyers have come up with new evidence that may prove her innocence.· Important new discoveries in the field of radiology may lead to a breakthrough in the treatment of cancer.
a newly discovered object, place, piece of information etc has been discovered very recently: · The newly discovered planets around distant stars are similar to Jupiter in size.· Howard was working on the translation of a newly discovered novel by Jules Verne.· Newly discovered evidence showed that there had been a miscarriage of justice.
: fresh evidence/information evidence or information that is new and adds to or changes what is already known about the situation: · Police say they are still hoping for fresh information about the missing girl.· The judge told the court that the fresh evidence could be of considerable significance.
food and drink that is new and still tastes good
fresh food has been recently made, killed, or picked, and it still tastes good: · Fresh fish tastes completely different to fish that has been frozen.· Do you think this meat smells fresh?fresh from the oven/sea/garden: · The restaurant claims that all the vegetables used in its recipes are picked fresh from the garden every day.
spoken fresh enough to eat: · I'm not sure that these eggs are still okay.· The milk looked all right, but when I tasted it, it was horrible.okay etc to eat/drink: · It's been kept in the refrigerator, so it should still be okay to eat.
instead of the one that you had before
your new job, home etc is the one you got most recently, and is different from the one you had before: · Don't forget to give me your new address.· Have you met Keith's new girlfriend?· After the divorce, she went off to Canada to start a new life.
if you want another job, another house etc, you want it instead of the one that you have now: · After ten years with the same firm I decided it was time to look for another job.· If you don't like one doctor, you can ask to see another.
if you replace something that is old or damaged, you put a new one in its place to be used instead of it: · I'll have to replace my car soon - this one's done 130,000 miles.· The roof was in such bad condition that it needed to be completely replaced.replace something with something: · They're replacing the old windows with modern ones.
new and recently made, added, brought etc in order to replace or add to the one before: · Shall I make a fresh pot of coffee? This one's cold.· It's surprising how a fresh coat of paint can improve the appearance of a room.· The camp had almost run out of food when helicopters arrived with fresh supplies.
recently bought, or not used before
recently bought, or not used or owned by anyone before: · New and second-hand books for sale.· Do you like my new dress?· That's a nice jacket - is it new?buy something new: · I'd like to get a video camera but I can't afford to buy one new.
use this when you want to make it very clear that something has not been used or owned by anyone before: · My brother's just bought a brand new BMW.· When did you buy this sofa? It looks completely brand new.
clean or new and not used before: fresh sheet: · You'll have to start again on a fresh sheet of paper.fresh page: · Please start each new question on a fresh page.fresh towel: · The service at the hotel was amazing. We even had fresh towels every morning.fresh clothes: · I'm just going to have a shower and put on some fresh clothes.
someone who has just started a new job, school etc
someone who is new has only recently arrived in a place, started working in a particular job, or joined an organization: · You're new here, aren't you?· All new employees are given training.new to: · Children who are new to the school may need extra help.· We don't expect you to work as fast as everyone else, while you're still new to the job.new recruit: · Our club membership is flourishing - we've had a huge number of new recruits this year.
someone who has only recently arrived in a place or only recently started a job, sport, or other activity: · The inhabitants of these remote mountain villages tend to be very suspicious of newcomers.· Our team will include some familiar faces as well as a few newcomers.newcomer to: · Although she's a newcomer to the sport, she's already very successful.comparative/relative newcomer (=someone who has arrived or started doing something recently, compared to other people): · I was fifty and a comparative newcomer to computers.
someone who has just arrived in a place, especially in order to live or work there: · Jim, this is our new arrival, Lyndsay. She'll be taking over from Bob.· 1200 new arrivals, including small children and babies, were left sitting on the pavement outside the embassy.the new arrival (=a newly-born baby): · Gwyn's children, Craig and Laura, are thrilled with the new arrival.
someone who has just arrived in a place which they have never been to before, and which they do not know much about: · The people I stayed with were very kind, so I didn't feel like a stranger for long.· Many of the farming families have lived here for hundreds of years, and tend to treat everyone else as strangers.
someone who is fresh from a place of education has only just finished training and is not experienced when they arrive at a new job: fresh from: · You can't expect teachers fresh from college to deal with large classes of difficult children.fresh out of: · We were under the command of a young lieutenant who was fresh out of officer training school.
American someone who has just started doing a job or playing a professional sport, and has little experience: · It was rookie coach, Ray Rhodes, who got the most credit for keeping the team in check.· a rookie cop
British /freshman American a student who has just started at a university or college: · I was eighteen years old and a freshman at Harvard.· a freshers' party· freshers' week
informal someone who is a new user of a technology, especially the Internet: · The program is simple to use, even for newbies.
someone who starts a new job or joins an organization and is likely to make improvements, for example by introducing more modern ideas and methods: · They seem to be expecting everyone over 50 to step aside and make way for new blood.· After its membership halved in the past year, leaving mainly diehard right-wingers behind, the party now desperately needs new blood.
new ideas or ways of doing things
new ideas or ways of doing things that did not exist before or had not been thought of before: · Does anyone have any new ideas?new ways/methods of doing something: · The hospital is doing a lot of research into new ways of treating asthma.· It's vital that we find new methods of producing and conserving energy.
completely different from anything that has been thought of before: original idea/design/style: · My job is to think up creative and original advertising ideascompletely original: · Woolf's writing was completely original - nothing like it had ever been done before.· a jazz musician with a completely original stylehighly original: · I was impressed by the highly original design of the house.
a revolutionary idea, method, or invention is completely different from anything that existed before, and is likely to bring important changes or improvements: · Einstein's revolutionary theories made people look at the universe in a completely new way.· revolutionary technology for producing cheap, pollution-free energy· The new treatment for cancer is considered revolutionary.
an innovative design, idea, plan etc is new, different and better than those that existed before, and shows a lot of imagination: · The city has introduced an innovative system of traffic control.· When it was first introduced, the electric car was described as one of the ten most innovative products of the year.highly innovative: · The idea for the programme 'Big Brother' was highly innovative.
something such as a new idea, method, or system that has never been thought of before, especially one that is better than previous ones: · The kids-only Internet service is a great innovation which will help parents control their children's access to the Internet.technological innovations: · All the latest technological innovations of cinema were used to create the special effects.communication/software etc innovations: · What exactly will the impact of all these communication innovations be?
a fresh idea, approach etc is new and different from previous ones, and may help to deal with a problem: · We need a fresh approach to this problem.· The negotiations won't make any progress unless one of the sides puts forward fresh proposals.· Toy manufacturers are always on the lookout for fresh ideas.
a novel idea, method etc is new and interesting because it is unexpected and different from what has existed before: · Scientists have come up with a novel way of catching fish.· Tonight's TV news will be presented in a novel format.· I spent six months living in a monastery in northern India, which was a novel experience.
something that is interesting because it is new and unusual, especially when this makes people think it is not very serious: · Retail analysts say that electronic shopping remains a novelty for most peopleit is a novelty for somebody to do something: · It was a novelty for people at college to see a student with two kids.be something of a novelty (=seem new and unusual): · Fast-food restaurants like McDonald's are still something of a novelty in Moscow.
pioneering work, research, efforts etc introduce completely new ways of doing things, which are later followed and developed by other people: · Moore's pioneering work on semiconductors has made him perhaps the most famous figure in Silicon Valley.· Pioneering research shows that the experiences of childhood help form the brain's circuits for music and maths, language and emotion.
if a science or a new area of knowledge or study is in its infancy , people have just begun to find out more about it, to work with it etc: · The science of cybernetics is still in its infancy.· These rockets were built at a time when space technology was in its infancy.
to remember something very clearly
· "Do you remember a guy called Casey?" "Sure, I remember him well."· It was a long, long time ago, but I remember it vividly.· What she remembered most vividly was the hopelessly sad expression in his eyes. remember something all too well/vividly (=remember something that you would prefer to forget) · These men remember all too well the horrors of the Korean War.
to remember the details about something extremely clearly, especially when it is not something that would usually stay in someone's memory: distinctly remember something: · I distinctly remember her dress. It was blue with a red belt.distinctly remember doing something: · I distinctly remember being told that my father was away on a long business trip.distinctly remember somebody doing something: · I distinctly remember him leaving the room at about 8.00 p.m.
if something is fresh in your mind , you remember it very clearly because it happened very recently or because it had a great effect on you: · The day war was declared is still fresh in my mind.· She wrote down the details of their conversation while they were still fresh in her mind.with something fresh in your mind: · It was going to be difficult forming a new relationship with the memory of Marian still fresh in his mind.
to remember clearly the sight, sound, feel etc of something: · I can still see his face when I told him I wanted a divorce.· I can still hear my mother even now, singing away in the kitchen.· The next morning, on his way to the office, he could still feel the touch of her lips on his.
especially spoken use this to say that you will remember something for a long time because it was very shocking, very enjoyable, very frightening etc: · I'll never forget the sight of him lying there in the hospital.· "I'm going to teach you a lesson you'll never forget," said father grimly.I'll never forget the first time/the day/the night etc: · I'll never forget the first time I ate sushi.· I'll never forget the day Linda told us she was gay.I will never forget how/what/who etc: · I'll never forget how he comforted me after my son died.
to remember something that happened a long time in the past so clearly that it seems to have happened very recently, especially because it had a great effect on you: · I remember sitting at that table and listening to him speak as if it were yesterday.· She remembers her husband being shot as if it were yesterday.
to clearly remember something, especially an experience from the past, by imagining that you are doing it again now: · In my dreams, I often relived my fears and thought I was being attacked.· It's about a woman who is forced to relive her past when she discovers her long-lost brother.· I have relived that game many times and I still don't know how I missed the goal.
if something such as an experience or event stays with you, you remember it for a very long time because it has such a great effect on you: · When a loved one dies, it stays with you - it doesn't just go away.stay with someone for a long time/for the rest of their life: · The memory of the incident stayed with him for a long time.· Growing up in the countryside, she developed a passion for horses that stayed with her for the rest of her life.
if an experience or event etc sticks in your mind , it is very difficult to forget: · That reminds me of another incident that sticks in my mind.· One picture of a young child especially stuck in my mind.· A trivial incident, perhaps, but one that has stuck in my mind.
if you are haunted by something, especially something that you are worried about or afraid of, you find it extremely difficult to forget it so you are always thinking about it: · She was still haunted by what happened in Barcelona, although she had left twenty years earlier.· All his life, Whitman was haunted by a sense of loss and loneliness.
to have a good smell
to have a pleasant smell: · Something smells good. What are you cooking?· You smell so good - is that a new perfume?· I put lavender in my cupboard to make my clothes smell nice.
having a light, pleasant smell, especially of flowers: · The plant has fragrant red and white flowers.· The forest was cool and fragrant, and the walk through it calmed my spirits.· Choose from one of Chanel's new range of fragrant body lotions.
having a clean, natural, pleasant smell: · If you eat garlic, have some parsley afterwards to keep your breath fresh.· The fields have such a clean, fresh smell after the rain.
having a pleasant smell - use this especially about plants and leaves that are used in cooking: · Thai basil is fast growing and wonderfully aromatic.· This kind of massage is a gentle treatment using aromatic oils.
having a strong, sweet smell: · The room was warm, sweet-smelling, and luxurious.· The plant produces tiny, but sweet-smelling white flowers.· The old city lay among sweet-smelling pine woods and almond groves.
a delicate smell is pleasant but sometimes difficult to notice: · The delicate scent of roses hung in the air.· This soup has a marvellous, delicate fragrance and a slightly sweet taste.
having a strong but pleasant smell - use this especially about something that has been given a smell by a particular product: · He stood so close to her that he could smell the perfumed soap on her skin.· perfumed lotions· The poodle came back from the groomers perfumed, with a tiny bow behind each ear.
WORD SETS
backwater, nounbank, nounbank, verbbare, adjectivebarrier reef, nounbay, nounbayou, nounbeach, nounbeck, nounbelt, nounbillow, nounbiting, adjectivebitter, adjectiveblack ice, nounblast, nounblazing, adjectivebleach, verbblizzard, nounblow, verbblowy, adjectivebluff, nounbluster, verbblustery, adjectivebog, nounboiling, adjectiveboulder, nounbracing, adjectivebreaker, nounbreeze, nounbreezy, adjectivebrook, nounbrush, nounbrushwood, nounburn, nounbutte, nouncanyon, nouncascade, nouncataract, nouncave, nouncavern, nounchange, verbchasm, nounchoppy, adjectiveclap, nounclear, verbclement, adjectivecliff, nouncloud, nouncloudburst, nouncloudy, adjectivecoast, nouncoastal, adjectivecoastline, nouncone, nouncopse, nouncountry, nouncranny, nouncrater, nouncreation, nouncreep, verbcrisp, adjectivecrosswind, nouncumulus, nouncyclone, noundale, noundell, noundense, adjectivedew, noundewdrop, noundewfall, noundewy, adjectivedisgorge, verbdog days, noundownpour, noundownriver, adverbdownstream, adverbdownwind, adverbdrift, verbdrift, noundriftwood, noundrizzle, noundrop, verbdrop, noundrought, noundry, adjectivedry land, noundull, adjectivedune, nounduster, noundust storm, nouneast, adjectiveeddy, nounelectrical storm, nounequable, adjectiveeye, nounface, nounfail, verbfair, adjectivefall, nounfell, nounfen, nounfield, nounfierce, adjectivefiord, nounfirth, nounfjord, nounflood, verbflood, nounflood tide, nounflotsam, nounflow, nounflow, verbflower, nounflurry, nounfog, nounfogbound, adjectivefoggy, adjectivefoothill, nounfoothold, nounford, nounforeshore, nounforest, nounfoul, adjectivefreak, adjectivefreeze, nounfresh, adjectivefreshen, verbfreshwater, adjectivefrost, nounfury, noungale, noungale force, adjectivegap, noungentle, adjectivegeyser, nounglacial, adjectiveglen, noungnarled, adjectivegrassy, adjectivegreen, adjectivegreenery, nounground, nounground level, noungulley, noungully, noungust, noungust, verbgusty, adjectivehail, nounhailstone, nounhailstorm, nounhaze, nounheadwind, nounheath, nounheather, nounheat wave, nounhigh tide, nounhigh water, nounhill, nounhillock, nounhillside, nounhill station, nounhilly, adjectivehoarfrost, nounhot spring, nounhummock, nounhurricane, nounice, nouniceberg, nounice cap, nouninclement, adjectiveincline, nounIndian summer, nouninland, adjectiveinland, adverbinlet, nouninshore, adverbisland, nounisle, nounislet, nounjetsam, nounjungle, nounknoll, nounlake, nounlakeside, adjectiveledge, nounlightning, nounlip, nounloch, nounlough, nounlow tide, nounlow water, nounmarshland, nounmeadow, nounmere, nounmild, adjectivemillpond, nounmire, nounmist, nounmisty, adjectivemoan, verbmoan, nounmonsoon, nounmoonless, adjectivemoor, nounmoorland, nounMother Nature, nounmound, nounmountain, nounmountainous, adjectivemountainside, nounmountaintop, nounmouth, nounmudflat, nounmull, nounmurmur, verbmurmur, nounnarrows, nounnestle, verbnew moon, nounnook, nounnorth, adjectivenortheast, adjectivenortheaster, nounnortheasterly, adjectivenortherly, adjectivenorthwest, adjectivenorthwester, nounnorthwesterly, adjectivenotch, nounoasis, nounonshore, adjectiveooze, nounoutcrop, nounovercast, adjectiveozone, nounpack ice, nounpalisade, nounpanorama, nounparch, verbparched, adjectivepass, nounpatchy, adjectivepeak, nounpeal, nounpeasouper, nounpebble, nounpelt, verbpenumbra, nounperishing, adjectivepinewood, nounpinnacle, nounpitiless, adjectivepond, nounpour, verbprecipice, nounprospect, nounpuddle, nounquicksand, nounradiate, verbraging, adjectiverain, nounrainbow, nounrain drop, nounrainfall, nounrainstorm, nounrainwater, nounrainy, adjectiverange, nounrapids, nounrarefied, adjectiveravine, nounraw, adjectiverecede, verbreedy, adjectivereef, nounreservoir, nounridge, nounrift, nounrime, nounrise, verbrise, nounrock, nounrocky, adjectiveroll, verbrolling, adjectiverough, adjectiverural, adjectivescenery, nounscud, verbsea breeze, nounsea mist, nounset, verbshore, nounsky, nounslope, nounsludge, nounsnow, nounsnowbound, adjectivesnow-capped, adjectivesnowdrift, nounsnowfall, nounsnowflake, nounsnowstorm, nounsnowy, adjectivesouth, adjectivesoutheast, adjectivesoutheaster, nounsoutheasterly, adjectivesoutherly, adjectivesouthwest, adjectivesouthwesterly, adjectivespinney, nounspring, nounstream, nounsullen, adjectivesultry, adjectivesummer, nounsummit, nounsun, nounsundown, nounsun-drenched, adjectivesunrise, nounsunset, nounsunshine, nounswamp, nounsweep, verbswollen, adjectivetempestuous, adjectivethaw, verbthaw, nounthicket, nounthin, adjectivethunder, verbthunderbolt, nounthunderstorm, nounthundery, adjectivetide, nountreeless, adjectivetree-lined, adjectivetrough, nounturf, nountussock, nountwilight, nounvale, nounvalley, nounverdant, adjectivevisibility, nounvoid, nounwashout, nounwater, nounwatercourse, nounwaterfall, nounwaterside, nounwaterspout, nounwax, verbwest, adjectivewest, adverbwestbound, adjectivewesterly, adjectivewesternmost, adjectivewestward, adverbwet, adjectivewhirlpool, nounwhirlwind, nounwhite horses, nounwhitewater, nounwild, adjectivewill o' the wisp, nounwind, nounwindstorm, nounwindswept, adjectivewindy, adjectivewood, nounwooded, adjectivewoodland, nounwoodsy, adjectivewoody, adjectivezephyr, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 Ryan will bring a fresh approach to the job.
 We need some fresh ideas.
 Let’s take a fresh look at the problem.
 The accident was still fresh in her mind.
 I hope Jim and I can get back together and make a fresh start.
 The beans are fresh from the garden.
 She has brown hair, hazel eyes and a fresh complexion.
 a fresh breeze
 Despite his busy day he arrived looking as fresh as a daisy (=not tired and ready to do things).
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· She opened the window to let in some fresh air.
(=one that you make again)· The growing instability in the country has led to fresh appeals for calm.
· a new approach to pollution control
· Eat the bread while it’s nice and fresh.
(=cool and quite strong)· A fresh breeze is blowing from the north.
(=recently killed and not frozen)· Is the chicken fresh?
(=made very recently using coffee beans)· the delicious smell of fresh coffee
(=healthy and clean)· a young man with a fresh complexion
· Use about 100ml of fresh cream.
(=new evidence)· The police say they may have found fresh evidence which proves Tilly was at the scene of the crime.
· The market sells an amazing variety of fresh fish.
· The food is all so fresh.
 Try to eat plenty of fresh fruit.
· All the ingredients we use are fresh, and bought locally.
(=new inspiration)· Fresh inspiration was provided by his trip to Italy.
 It’s time to take a fresh look at the old problem of low pay.
· She made me drink a glass of fresh milk.
(=new and interesting)· I saw Helen last week and she seemed to have a fresh outlook on life.
(=which has not yet been written on)· Start each section of your essay on a new page.
(=new – used especially about the smell of new paint)· The place smelled of fresh paint and new carpets.
(=new and interesting or useful)· The venture will benefit from their fresh perspective.
· Wash all fresh produce before use.
(=one who is completely untrained) Drill sergeants have eight weeks to turn fresh recruits into soldiers.
 Each article has a slightly different slant on the situation. Recent events have put a new slant on the president’s earlier comments.
· Rub your chopping board with lemon to keep it smelling fresh.
· I had watched the tracks I’d made disappear under fresh snow.
· A fresh supply of fuel was needed.
 From then on, our fortunes took a downward turn. My career had already taken a new turn. The president was stunned by the sudden turn of events.
· Fresh vegetables taste best immediately after they’ve been picked.
(=water in lakes, rivers etc that does not contain salt)· This bird is usually found in open country near fresh water.
· A fresh wave of fighting erupted in the region yesterday.
British English (=quite cold and strong)· It will feel colder in places exposed to a fresh northeasterly wind.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· I take odourless garlic capsules because I assume that they carry the same benefits as fresh garlic.· Dried whole milk is used mainly in infant feeding, but it can be reconstituted and used as fresh fluid milk.· Use it as fresh as possible.· He was sly, shrewd, meddling, as well as fresh, charming and vigorous.· I've played back-to-back rugby for four years now and I feel as fresh as the day that I started.· Victorious crews normally look as fresh as daisies, while the losers collapse.· There was no doubt that the tragedy was as fresh in his mind as the day it had happened.· That was solved by the delicious Jane Birbeck, a girl as pretty and as fresh as a primrose.
· The air's so fresh, and the birds sing so beautifully.· You were so fresh and alive and normal and healthy.· Some of the craters look so fresh that one almost expects the rocks still to be warm.· Everything is so fresh it sparkles with flavor.· I look out into the darkness, but my eyes don't focus at first, as they are so fresh from sleep.· The murder was still so fresh in his head, he felt that anyone could smell it.· Jurgen Moltmann's interpretation of the cross is so fresh, and speaks to where many people are today.· What had seemed so fresh and enticing at first was now stale, predictable.
· The bruises and lumps were still fresh and unhealed on his face.· When Boehme wrote, the Reformation was still fresh.· I wrote it while the text was still fresh in my mind.· The rain, still fresh on the grass, began to seep through the soles of his boots.· Caro's face was paler, but still fresh and absurdly youthful.· Even the newest graves, their flowers still fresh, were misshapen by icing-sugar waves of sand.· The day was cooler and still fresh after the night of rain.· The memory of empty bellies because their father had gambled away all the National Assistance was still fresh in their minds.
NOUN
· Does he agree that that contrasts with the breath of fresh air that is now flowing through our universities and polytechnics?· In the fresh air I light my first cigar of the day, and break the match before I drop it.· Surely the taxi-ride would never end and she be out in the fresh air.· He bad to sit in his beret and coat, for she needed fresh air.· She was, and is, more than a breath of fresh air in contemporary letters.· Brown wrote his novels and faded back into his first love like a man whose ego needed fresh air and nothing more.· I predict he will be a breath of fresh air for the business community.· You need to go outside and fill your hollow chest with fresh air.
· The changing economic, political and technological environment presents management with a new set of issues, requiring fresh approaches.· Because it was done with respect for the music, and with a fresh approach that brought it life all over again.· Some fresh approach to understanding the management problems in secondary schools could be much needed after the upheavals of 1985/86.· For a fresh approach to salad, serve Jicama-Watercress Salad.· Innovative new curricula in science, mathematics and the humanities combined with fresh approaches to classroom method.· Each venue inspires a fresh approach.· Writers were poorly paid, rarely given a screen credit and never encouraged to take a fresh approach.
· Garnish with fresh basil and serve cold.· It means that for your marinara sauce you have to have fresh basil, good olive oil and garlic.· Remove from the oven and serve warm, garnished with fresh basil leaves.
· It had smelled blood, fresh blood.· John of the Cross, fresh blood flowed from the wound resulting from an amputated finger.· Zebra walls, curtains drawn across the windows like a second night sky, carpet the colour of fresh blood.· Before the old wound Can be healed, there is fresh blood flowing.· His predecessor, Sir William Heseltine, had at least been fresh blood.· On leaving office he argued that the top level of the civil service needed an injection of fresh blood.· He grimaced at the smell of fresh blood, then pulled the loaded rifle from its holster.
· There would be a table groaning with smoked ham, with thick succulent slices of cold beef and crusty fresh bread.· We figured perhaps four hundred people would each get a thick slab of fresh bread this morning.· With a piece of fresh bread in his other hand, Jack spooned it all down hungrily.· It seemed to me that I could smell the odor of meatballs and fresh bread coming from neighboring apartments.· Food Breakfasts are sustaining with fresh bread, cold meats, cheese and coffee.· A thin stew followed, then ripe cheese and fresh bread.· The smell of fresh bread from a bakery made him hungry but he did not stop.· Complete your meal with a selection of local cheeses, fresh bread and, of course, iced drinks.
· The smell was terrible, despite the fresh breezes wafting in from the river.· Dole is no fresh breeze blowing in from the hinterland to shake things up.· A fresh breeze swept the summit.· Her head dropped forward but she did not hear the barrel being opened until a fresh breeze struck her.· He opened the window and a light fresh breeze clutched at the curtains.· A fresh breeze curled the tops of the waves into tiny frills of foam that glistened white on the sapphire sea.· No-one spoke for five minutes as they both glorified in the sun and the light fresh breeze.· The wind dropped from a screaming, gusting gale to a fresh breeze.
· But two months ago their pact broke down, and fresh elections are to be held on October 21.· No date was given for fresh elections.· The opposition victories were overturned in the courts, which then ordered fresh elections.· Opposition demands to dissolve the parliament for fresh elections were not accepted.· Opposition politicians called for the dissolution of parliament and the holding of fresh elections.· Nor did it stipulate how long the incumbent would hold office until fresh elections produced a successful candidate.· On Aug. 6, 1990, the President dismissed the Bhutto government and ordered fresh elections to be held on Oct. 24.
· The general rule was that no fresh evidence could be adduced once the jury had retired.· An appeal court said fresh evidence presented last month could have had a bearing on the jury's original verdict.· Applications for leave to address fresh evidence granted.· She supposed she ought to be pleased at this fresh evidence of Luke's sensitivity.· Last month, the appeal court had heard fresh evidence from two witnesses not called to give evidence at Smith's trial.· The Court of Appeal has power to receive fresh evidence only on special grounds.· Criticism demands that all evidence must be critically weighed, and all conclusions open to revision in the light of fresh evidence.
· It needs fresh faces to work alongside the best existing curators.· Arizona voters checked their pocketbooks, looked for a fresh face and embraced Steve Forbes on Tuesday.· In their place are healthy-looking, fresh faces that carry the reassurance of a couple in harmony.· He is no longer a fresh face.· When a new product fails to sell as expected, they summarily dismiss slumping sales representatives and replace them with fresh faces.· Do I want to support this fresh face with no money to slay the giant?
· There are excellent restaurants and hotels, many of them specialising in their own way of serving fresh fish from the lake.· We had not eaten fresh fish for a couple of days, and the three yellowfins would make a splendid meal.· What advantage did Grimsby have over Hull for the distribution of fresh fish?· Loi caught a splendid dorado to provide juicy fresh fish cutlets.· Is there a good fresh fish market near by?· Included in this expansion is a fresh fish market where you can expect an impressive selection.· Specialities are fresh fish and shellfish.· They had had nothing to eat for days and were delighted to be invited to eat fresh fish.
· Cissy Patterson, publisher of the Washington Times-Herald, had fresh flowers brought aboard at stopping places along the way.· Inside, fresh flowers brighten every table and Deco-style light fixtures bathe the room in a soft copper glow.· There are always fresh flowers on show.· Minimalist in beige, black and cement with big arrangements of fresh flowers.· She insisted on fresh flowers every day placed next to a photograph of Stephen and herself at the opening night of Crystal Springs.· Crisp linens and fresh flowers add the final, comforting touch.· The sweets in particular are quite spectacular, and are sometimes decorated with fresh flowers.· Within the deceptively small establishment are numerous and unique fresh flower arrangements, from small desktop bouquets to massive special occasion arrangements.
· The damp retreated down the walls, the gardens came back to life and there was fresh food in the kitchen.· Those suggestions are ways to make fresh foods appealing to the eye and fun to eat.· Also, buying canned or frozen food rather than fresh food cuts down our vitamin intake by as much as 25-30 percent.· Buy fresh foods when they are in plentiful supply, that is, in season. 12.· Even fresh food, if stored for long periods, will lose its vitamin content.· But fresh food is available to hotels, and many people have stockpiled supplies.· They still expected to get cheap baked beans, but would pay over the odds for high-quality fresh food.· Back home almost every meal is cooked from fresh food.
· Finish with a piece of fresh fruit.· Serve fresh fruit of the season for dessert.· Virtually fat-free yoghurt or fromagefrais, or fresh fruit for dessert.· Also available are 18 fresh fruits, 22 types of breads and 20 different beverages.· Michele followed her in with steaming bowls of soup, a cheese board, and a selection of fresh fruit.· Experts debated Tuesday whether pasteurization is better than other techniques in assuring the safety of fresh fruit juices.· Leaving potatoes unpeeled and providing fresh fruit instead of fat- and sugar-rich puddings is a great time-saver.· If you don't have fresh fruit to hand, just use an equal weight of canned or frozen fruit instead.
· Serve warm swirled with soured cream and garnished with fresh herbs.· In a small bowl, combine the garlic, fresh herbs, salt and pepper and olive oil.· Serve cold, garnished with fresh herbs.· We also like to use large bunches of basil and other fresh herbs, which impart a unique flavor of their own.· He was now holding long stalks of fresh herbs which he dipped into the Holy Water.· I try to keep fresh herbs growing in my home all winter long.· The dish is then sprinkled with chopped fresh herbs such as tarragon.· I have a great weakness for fresh herbs and love the scent of basil and tarragon.
· The learner may view the problem from a new angle and introduce fresh ideas for consideration.· It can not be said that Storni was quick to adopt fresh ideas.· The new committee combines the experience of longstanding members with the fresh ideas of new members.· Mr Steffen, whose brief includes responsibility for the bank's productivity programmes, may well bring fresh ideas from manufacturing.· I just wish the Tories had some fresh ideas, precious few around as far as I can see.· He also confronts the Rhodesia Front men - whom his family know well - with a few fresh ideas.
· IntelliDraw takes a fresh look at the way people work with images.· It was time to take a fresh look.· You can achieve the freshest look with minimum make-up.· Other revelations came from taking a fresh look at the data.· He'd poked at the soil with a hoe to give it a fresh look.· The new Community Care Act should prompt a fresh look at services for carers and those they look after.· Secondly, we take a fresh look at the Chicago School of Urban Sociology.· Over the next three decades, many theologians took a fresh look at the whole subject of human sexuality.
· You can see so little as you blunder on that you are an easy target for any animal seeking fresh meat.· Thawed meat is as perishable as fresh meat.· The check-out clerks normally pack the already neatly wrapped fresh meat for you in a plastic bag.· Cost could be less than that of fresh meat cuts.· Unlike most other fabled beasts it preferred to scavenge carrion from the forest floor rather than kill for fresh meat.· They shot a buck and scared a bighorn lamb off a cliff, their first fresh meat in weeks.· Nicholas smelt fresh meat and lemons.· Generally, neither fresh meat nor produce is stocked.
· Garnish with fresh parsley and lemon peel.
· It is also going for a different approach to merchandising in store, for example siting Waistline beside fresh produce.· Bernie takes his bland government sedan to the local grocery store and trundles his way down the fresh produce aisle.· Eat as much fresh produce as possible rather than relying on tinned, packed and frozen foods.· Some of our frozen products are fresher and taste fresher than our fresh produce, Ginsburg said.· The four-course dinner is wholesome and fresh produce is used whenever possible.· The result: plenty of fresh produce for the kitchen and such delights as crab apple and quince jellies and pickled walnuts.· Excellent cooking with mainly fresh produce.· Fiona Hughes, a trained cordonbleu cook, makes good use of fresh produce from the large kitchen garden.
· Ingredients are fresh and many, such as the fresh salmon from the Wye, are locally produced.· He receives and approves a huge fresh salmon. 8. ext.· At Sainsburys whole fresh salmon is even lower at £1.98; smoked salmon is down by £1 to £5.85 for 8 oz.· Cook for 3-4 minutes and then add 250g of fresh salmon which has been boned, skinned and chopped.
· What we need, it argues, is a fresh start.· He talked about fresh air and fresh starts.· She decided to travel back to this country and make a fresh start.· Bankruptcy proceedings free you from overwhelming debts so that you can make a fresh start, subject to restrictions.· Then make a fresh start on a more efficient brand of government activism for the future.· Then I wanted a fresh start.· Every week is a fresh start.
· Add the fresh thyme, stirring to combine, and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
· Do not pollute fresh water supplies.· McLaren concludes that the former mechanism is numerically untenable because there is not remotely enough fresh water and ice in the world.· Most have been seen at Chichester gravel pits, but the species may occur on any stretch of fresh water.· Ask a student to add more fresh water to the container.· An array of long thin fingers of salty water descends, interspersed with a similar array of rising fresh water.· The puffer fish is found in warmer parts of the world both in sea water and fresh water.· They left their first temporary home last fall when the overcrowded camp ran out of fresh water and space.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • McLaren concludes that the former mechanism is numerically untenable because there is not remotely enough fresh water and ice in the world.
  • Most have been seen at Chichester gravel pits, but the species may occur on any stretch of fresh water.
  • Rinse it well for an hour in running fresh water to prevent it from turning yellow because of bleach residue.
  • The island has no roads, one cellular phone and a fresh water supply that comes from the sky.
  • The puffer fish is found in warmer parts of the world both in sea water and fresh water.
  • There he knew he would find fresh water for his men, to soothe the dying and sustain the living.
  • There is a fresh water pool with bar, a panoramic sunbathing terrace and an airy, first-floor restaurant with sea views.
  • There is a fresh water pool, tennis court, peak season beach restaurant and sound proofed discotheque.
► fresh from something
  • Don't you get fresh with me, son!
  • He started getting fresh with me.
  • Around six years ago, she departed for California to make a fresh start.
  • Bankruptcy proceedings free you from overwhelming debts so that you can make a fresh start, subject to restrictions.
  • Every week is a fresh start.
  • It gives you a fresh start.
  • It was spring, and he was making a fresh start.
  • She decided to travel back to this country and make a fresh start.
  • The prisoners welfare group Nacro, says every prisoner leaving jail should be given at least the basics to make a fresh start.
  • Then make a fresh start on a more efficient brand of government activism for the future.
  • What we need, it argues, is a fresh start.
  • Fresh air isn't necessarily better for you, but it will certainly make you feel better.
  • I'm just going outside for a breath of fresh air.
  • I leave the window open at night to get some fresh air.
  • Let's go outside and get some fresh air.
  • Open the window and let's get some fresh air in here!
  • By then I had stepped outside to get some fresh air, away from the stifling smoke and heat of the temple.
  • Feeling in dire need of fresh air, Ellie went outside into the grounds.
  • Filmer could go in and out of the Westin without a sniff of fresh air, and probably had.
  • He bad to sit in his beret and coat, for she needed fresh air.
  • He talked about fresh air and fresh starts.
  • Remove excess hair around the ear canal, as this tend to collect wax and restrict fresh air.
  • Too diluted by the fresh air.
  • Undoubtedly to the disappointment of the leakers, Inman came through the whole affair like a breath of fresh air.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • The firm desperately needs some new blood.
  • About the time Ed began getting restless, a family-owned firm in the same industry was looking for new blood.
  • After that, a simple change to a new blood pressure medication solved the problem for good.
  • Before the old wound Can be healed, there is fresh blood flowing.
  • It had smelled blood, fresh blood.
  • That began to change in recent years, as the Academy membership took on new blood.
  • The new blood testing exercise will cost up to five thousand pounds.
  • The Treasury, where two ministers were election casualties, receives an infusion of new blood.
  • Then our heart rate climbs, steadily, until our ears are gulping on the new blood.
  • I'm going outside for a breath of fresh air.
  • Moving to this big apartment was like a breath of fresh air.
  • As I say, we must introduce a breath of fresh air into the inspection system.
  • Comes to corner of the street for a breath of fresh air.
  • His condition is fine and he went out for a breath of fresh air.
  • Lawrence has proved a master of communication and a breath of fresh air to North-East sportswriters.
  • Steve Forbes is a breath of fresh air to the process.
  • Undoubtedly to the disappointment of the leakers, Inman came through the whole affair like a breath of fresh air.
  • We need a breath of fresh air in school inspections.
  • You really want to turn around and get a breath of fresh air.
  • It may put a different complexion on things.
  • To me, the fact that she hasn't been heard of again in seventeen years puts a different complexion on it.
► television/sports/fresh-air etc fiend
  • All that changed, as inevitably it had to, but it was lovely and warm and fulfilling while it lasted.
  • I always keep the heater on upstairs, so it's always lovely and warm.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounfreshnessrefreshmentrefreshmentsrefresheradjectivefreshrefreshingrefreshedadverbfreshlyfreshinglyrefreshinglyverbfreshenrefresh
1new 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.► see thesaurus at new2new 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.3recent done, experienced, or having happened recently:  There were fresh fox tracks around the hen huts. The accident was still fresh in her mind.4a 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.5food/flowers a)fresh food has recently been picked or prepared, and is not frozen or preservedfresh fruit/vegetables/fish/bread etc The beans are fresh from the garden. b)fresh flowers have recently been picked6fresh 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 → saltwater8taste/smell etc [usually before noun] pleasantly clean or cool:  a fresh minty taste It’s a light, fresh wine.9appearance 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.10weather if the wind is fresh, it is quite cold and strong:  a fresh breeze11not 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).12fresh 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.13get/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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