1.new:someonewhoisnewhasonlyrecentlyarrivedinaplace,startedworkinginaparticularjob,orjoinedanorganization
例:
You'renewhere,aren'tyou(你是新来的吧?)
Allnewemployeesaregiventraining.(新员工都要受训。)
newto
Childrenwhoarenewtotheschoolmayneedextrahelp.(新来的学生可能需要更多帮助。)
Wedon'texpectyoutoworkasfastaseveryoneelse,whileyou'restillnewtothejob.(你是新人,我们并不要求你做得跟老员工一样快。)
2.newcomer:someonewhohasonlyrecentlyarrivedinaplaceoronlyrecentlystartedajob,sport,orotheractivity
Ourteamwillincludesomefamiliarfacesaswellasafewnewcomers.(我们既有老队员又有新队员。)
newcomerto
Althoughshe'sanewcomertothesport,she'salreadyverysuccessful.(虽然她才参加这个运动,但是她已经表现得相当出色了。)
comparative/relativenewcomer(=someonewhohasarrivedorstarteddoingsomethingrecently,comparedtootherpeople)
Iwasfiftyandacomparativenewcomertocomputers.(我50岁了,但说到用电脑我还是个新手。)
3.newarrival:someonewhohasjustarrivedinaplace,especiallyinordertoliveorworkthere
Jim,thisisournewarrival,Kate.She'llbetakingoverfromBob.(吉姆,这是新来的同事凯特。她来接替鲍勃的工作。)
4.fresh:someonewhoisfreshfromaplaceofeducationhasonlyjustfinishedtrainingandisnotexperiencedwhentheyarriveatanewjob
freshfrom
Youcan'texpectteachersfreshfromcollegetodealwithlargeclassesofdifficultchildren.(你不能指望刚从大学毕业的年轻教师能带几个大班的调皮学生。)
5.rookie:someonewhohasjuststarteddoingajoborplayingaprofessionalsport,andhaslittleexperience
备注:''rookie''常用于美式英语中。
Itwasrookiecoach,RayRhodes,whogotthemostcreditforkeepingtheteamincheck.(这个新教练雷·诺德,让队伍令行禁止,也为自己赢得很多赞赏之声。)
arookiecop(刚上任的警察)
6.fresher:astudentwhohasjuststartedatauniversityorcollege
备注:''fresher''常用于英式英语中,美式英语中常用''freshman''。
IwaseighteenyearsoldandafreshmanatHarvard.(我18岁了,是哈佛大学的新生。)
afreshers'party(新生欢迎派对)
freshers'week(新生周)
7.newbie:someonewhohasjuststarteddoingsomething
备注:''newbie''常用于非正式的场合。
anewbiechessplayer(刚开始学下棋的新手)
SheisanewbieontheInternet.(她才开始学着上网。)
Theprogramissimpletouse,evenfornewbies.(就算对初学者来说,这个操作程序也算简单的。)
Newbiegoesfirst.(新人先来。)
8.newblood:someonewhostartsanewjoborjoinsanorganizationandislikelytomakeimprovements,forexamplebyintroducingmoremodernideasandmethods
Theyseemtobeexpectingeveryoneover50tostepasideandmakewayfornewblood.(他们好像希望50岁以上的员工都自动辞职、给新人让路。)
Afteritsmembershiphalvedinthepastyear,leavingmainlydiehardright-wingersbehind,thepartynowdesperatelyneedsnewblood.(去年该党党员减少了一半,剩下的都是些顽固的右翼分子,现在急需新人加入。)