1 (used especially about food) produced or picked very recently; not frozen or in a tin （尤指食品）刚生产的，刚采摘的，新鲜的: fresh bread/fruit/flowers 新鲜面包；新鲜水果；鲜花 ☞Look at stale. 参看stale。

2 left somewhere or experienced recently 新近留在某处的；刚经历过的；新的: fresh blood/footprints 鲜血；新的脚印Write a few notes while the lecture is still fresh in your mind. 趁着对那一课还记忆犹新，赶快做些笔记吧。

3 new and different 新而不同的: They have decided to make a fresh start in a different town. 他们已决定在另一个市镇重头干起。I'm sure he'll have some fresh ideas on the subject. 我敢说，在这个问题上他准有一些新的想法。

4 (used about water) without salt; not sea water （指水）淡水的

5 pleasantly clean or bright 清新的；鲜明的: Open the window and let some fresh air in. 打开窗子放点新鲜空气进来。

6 not tired 不疲倦的；精神的: I'll think about the problem again in the morning when I'm fresh. 明天早上我精神好的时候再想想这问题吧。

7 fresh from/out of sth having just finished sth 刚刚做完（某事）: Life isn't easy for a young teacher fresh from university. 对于刚刚踏出大学校门的年轻教师来说，日子并不轻松。 ➔freshly adv freshly baked bread 刚出炉的面包 ➔freshness noun [U]