brand-new + noun
作定语时直接放在名词前，修饰具体物品，强调全新、从未使用过。
He showed up at the party in a brand-new suit.
他穿着一套崭新的西装出现在聚会上。
崭新的
崭新的
conspicuously new
I bought a brand-new laptop for my online classes.
我买了一台崭新的笔记本电脑，用于上网课。
用法提示：brand-new 作定语修饰 laptop，意为“崭新的”。
AI contextual example
She showed off her brand-new car to the neighbors.
她向邻居们炫耀她那辆崭新的汽车。
用法提示：brand-new 作定语修饰 car，强调“全新的”。
AI contextual example
After washing, the jacket still looks brand-new.
洗过之后，这件夹克看起来还是崭新的。
用法提示：brand-new 作表语，表示“看起来是崭新的”。
AI contextual example
作定语时直接放在名词前，修饰具体物品，强调全新、从未使用过。
He showed up at the party in a brand-new suit.
他穿着一套崭新的西装出现在聚会上。
作表语时放在 be、look、seem 等系动词之后，说明主语的状态。
The phone still looks brand-new after two years.
这部手机用了两年，看起来仍然崭新。
表示“对某人来说是全新的”，用 brand-new to sb，to 后面接人或群体。
This kind of work was brand-new to me.
这种工作对我来说是全新的。
grammar · medium
易错句子She bought a very brand-new laptop.
正确表达She bought a brand-new laptop.
brand-new 表示“崭新的”，本身已含“全新”的极限义，属于不可分级形容词（ungradable adjective），不能用 very、so 等程度副词修饰；去掉 very 后句子才成立。
grammar · medium
易错句子He drives a new brand car.
正确表达He drives a brand-new car.
new brand 是名词短语，意思是“新品牌”，不能放在名词前作定语表示“崭新的”；要修饰 car 表示“崭新”，须用形容词 brand-new，构成 brand-new car。
grammar · medium
易错句子My old bike broke, so I bought a brand-new.
正确表达My old bike broke, so I bought a brand-new one.
brand-new 是形容词，不能直接当名词作宾语；形容词后需要中心名词，若避免重复名词则要用替代词 one，所以应说 a brand-new one。
一辆崭新的汽车
She drove her brand-new car to work.
她开着崭新的汽车去上班。
一部崭新的手机
He dropped his brand-new phone on the floor.
他把崭新的手机掉在了地上。
一栋崭新的房子
They moved into a brand-new house last month.
他们上个月搬进了一栋崭新的房子。
一双崭新的鞋
The kids wore their brand-new shoes to school.
孩子们穿着崭新的鞋去上学。
全新的开始
Moving to a new city gave her a brand-new start.
搬到新城市给了她一个全新的开始。
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全新的外观
The website has a brand-new look.
这个网站有了全新的外观。