newfangled

英 [ˌnjuːˈfæŋɡld]

美 [ˌnuːˈfæŋɡld]

adj.  新奇怪异的; 时髦复杂的

过去式：newfangled　

BNC.44454 / COCA.22899

牛津词典

adj.

• 新奇怪异的；时髦复杂的
  used to describe sth that has recently been invented or introduced, but that you do not like because it is not what you are used to, or is too complicated

柯林斯词典

• ADJ (新想法或新设备)太复杂的，不必要的，时髦复杂的
  If someone describes a new idea or a new piece of equipment asnew-fangled, they mean that it is too complicated or is unnecessary.
  1. Mr Goss does not believe in any of this 'new-fangled nonsense' about lean meat.
     戈斯先生一点儿都不相信有关瘦肉的这种“奇谈怪论”。
  2. ...a newfangled tax structure.
     过于复杂的税收结构

英英释义

adj

• (of a new kind or fashion) gratuitously new
  1. newfangled ideas
  2. she buys all these new-fangled machines and never uses them
  Synonym:new

双语例句

• No doubt they'll produce some newfangled gadget to dispose of it.
  无疑他们会搞出点什么新玩意儿来把它处理掉。
• You quickly conclude that this newfangled chainsaw thing is just a fad, and you go back to chopping down trees with your axe.
  您很快就会得出结论，电锯这种新工具只不过是一种时尚，最后还是改用斧子来砍树。
• But if what you want is a real firehose of visitors, no newfangled social network can compete with the Drudge Report.
  但要比比谁是网络流量最大的驱动力，没有任何一家新兴的社交媒体可以比得过德拉吉报道（DrudgeReport）网站。
• I am ashamed to say on occasion I have fallen for ridiculous prospects: timber in Peru, female-only gyms, newfangled car alarms – to name but a few.
  说来惭愧，我也有好几次醉心于一些荒谬的前景&比如秘鲁的木材、女性专用健身房、新颖的汽车报警器，等等。
• Newfangled corporate social responsibility ( CSR) types are bewitched by the idea that there is a tension between business and society.
  比较新潮的公司社会责任（corporatesocialresponsibility，csr）又太过强调商业利益与公众利益之间存在的紧张对立。
• Imagine the marketing campaign for these newfangled paper-based products: Tired of that tangle of chargers, one for each digital thingy?
  想像一下为这些新奇的纸质产品进行的市场营销活动：你是否已厌倦了乱糟糟一堆、每个只能匹配一个数码产品的充电器？
• At the same time, in literature and in other arts, a newfangled modernism celebrated formal, structural qualities, inner coherence and self-reference.
  与此同时，在文学和其他艺术领域，出现了一种崭新的现代主义，它崇尚形式和结构的特质，追求内部的一致性和自我指涉。
• With newfangled technology like CD recording, newer versions of these programs are best.
  由于采用了诸如CD刻录之类的新兴技术，最好使用这些程序的较新版本。
• Many teachers are engaged in various teaching competitions and measure their abilities with others by newfangled methods and ingenious class structures.
  老师们陷身在各种各样的赛课中，以方法的新奇和课堂结构的精巧在比拼着各自的实力。
• Interested in 37 newfangled apps that will save you 0.01 percent on travel for the coming year?
  在新的一年里，有37个新奇的app能给你省0.01%的旅费。你有兴趣吗？