in a natural or raw state; not yet processed or refined 天然的;未加工的;未提炼的 crude oil. 原油。 ■(Statistics)(of figures) not adjusted or corrected (统计)(数字)概约的 the crude mortality rate. 大概的死亡率。 ■(of an estimate or guess) likely to be only approximately accurate (估计,猜测)粗略的
constructed in a rudimentary or makeshift way 粗制的,粗糙的 a relatively crude nuclear weapon. 一件相对粗糙的核武器。 ■(of an action) showing little finesse or subtlety and as a result unlikely to succeed (行动)不成熟的 the measure was condemned by economists as crude and ill-conceived. 经济学家批评该措施不成熟且构思很差。
(of language, behaviour, or a person) offensively coarse or rude, especially in relation to sexual matters (语言,行为或人)(在有关性的方面)粗暴的;粗鲁的;粗鄙的 a crude joke. 粗鄙的笑话。
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[mass noun]natural mineral oil 原油 the ship was carrying 80,000 tonnes of crude. 该船装了80,000吨原油。
派生 crudely adverb crudeness noun crudity noun 语源
late Middle English: from Latin crudus 'raw, rough'