that's a new one on me.
new
noun[ U ]
uk /njuː/ us /nuː/
 the new
new things: 新事物
Out with the old and in with the new.除旧迎新
He always enjoys the new.
She is only interested in the new and the fashionable.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

New
afresh
be ahead of the curveidiom
box-fresh
brand new
ink
innovative
innovatively
latest
newness
next-gen
next-generation
novel
original
the avant-garde
the ink is not dry/still wetidiom
unhackneyed
unheard-of
unprecedented
up-to-the-minuteidiom
youth
new-
prefix
uk /njuː-/ us /nuː-/
recent or recently: 最近的;最近地
The government's new-found enthusiasm for green issues has been welcomed by environmentalists.政府最近表现出来的对环保问题的热情受到环境保护主义者的欢迎。

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

New
afresh
be ahead of the curveidiom
box-fresh
brand new
ink
innovative
innovatively
latest
newness
next-gen
next-generation
novel
original
the avant-garde
the ink is not dry/still wetidiom
unhackneyed
unheard-of
unprecedented
up-to-the-minuteidiom
youth

new | American Dictionary

new
adjective[ -er/-est only ]
us/nu/

newadjective[-er/-est only] (RECENTLY CREATED)

recently created or having started to exist recently:
His newest book will be out next month.
She’s always coming up with new ideas.

newadjective[-er/-est only] (DIFFERENT)

different from the one that existed earlier:
Have you met Carlos’s new assistant?
"What’s new (= What is different in your life)?" "Not much, what’s new with you?"

newadjective[-er/-est only] (NOT FAMILIAR)

not yet familiar or experienced:
Don’t ask me how to get there, I’m new around here.

newadjective[-er/-est only] (NOT USED)

not previously used or owned:
They sell new and used cars/books/clothing.

newadjective[-er/-est only] (RECENTLY DISCOVERED)

recently discovered or made known:
This new treatment offers hope to many sufferers.
Astronomers reported finding millions of new stars.

Examples of new

new
Although establishing new schools is not permitted, there is always a loophole that can be exploited.
We argued that the new technique permits rapid and precise measurement of cone weights.
In successive stages extremely long plans were formed of which probably only the newest phase(s) would have been in use.
But when planning housing in new regions, the cultural community from where the settlers will come is still unknown.
Most of the new players contributing to the growth in organic production must necessarily be conventional farmers converting to organics.
The mathematics of physics should be explored, but new mathematical, statistical, and qualitative methodologies should also be sought.
Instead, they appeared on occasion to recompute the phonetic elements, producing a new erroneous version.
It advocates a new, more (patient) protective model which should generate confidence in the ethical character of contemporary innovatory practices.
As a result, returning refugees introduced new power objects that they carried with them from the localities where they had found refuge.
The book is aimed at early level, new or returning adult piano students.
Our own compendium takes these into account, adding several revisions and new identifications.
Finally, at the new steady state, investment ceases, capital, and, hence, output are reduced.
The present continually reinforces the memorized auditory data and demands a new kind of auditory awareness.
Probably, in species with a worldwide distribution, genetic changes may occur as populations adapt to new regions.
Which farmers and which regions will be the early adopters of the new technology in developing countries?
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