raw

raw
adjective
  1. (of food) uncooked
    (食物)生的,未经烹煮的
    raw eggs.
    生蛋。
    salsify can be eaten raw in salads or cooked.
    波罗门参可以凉拌着吃或煮熟了吃。
    ■(of a material or substance) in its natural state; not yet processed or purified
    (材料,物质)自然状态的,原料状态的;未加工的,未经处理的;未经净化的
    raw silk.
    生丝。
    raw sewage.
    未经处理的污水。
    ■(of information) not analysed, evaluated, or processed for use
    (信息)未经分析的;未经评价的;未经处理的;原始的,第一手的
    there were a number of errors in the raw data.
    原始数据中存在大量的误差。
    ■(of the edge of a piece of cloth) not having a hem or selvedge
    (布料边缘)无褶边的,无织边的;毛的,未精缝的
    ■(of a person) new to an activity or job and therefore lacking experience or skill
    (人)生疏无知的,稚嫩的,无阅历的,无经验的;未经训练的
    they were replaced by raw recruits.
    他们为新兵所取代。
    ■(S. African derogatory)(of a black African) from a traditional tribal or rural culture
    (南非,贬)(非洲黑人)源自传统部落(或乡村)文化的
  2. (of a part of the body) red and painful, especially as the result of skin abrasion
    (身体部位)(尤指因皮肤擦伤)发红而疼痛的
    he scrubbed his hands until they were raw.
    他把手擦到又红又疼。
    Fran's nerves were raw.
    弗兰的情绪伤痛得厉害。
  3. (of the weather) bleak, cold, and damp
    (天气)阴冷的,寒冷的
    a raw February night.
    2月份一个阴冷的夜晚。
  4. (of an emotion or quality) strong and undisguised
    (感情,品质)强烈的,不掩饰的,赤裸裸的;坦诚的
    he exuded an air of raw, vibrant masculinity.
    他透出一种豪放的、活跃的阳刚之气。
    ■frank and realistic in the depiction of unpleasant facts or situations
    如实坦陈的
    a raw, uncompromising portrait.
    如实坦陈的、毫不妥协的描述。
    ■(US informal)(of language) coarse or crude, typically in relation to sexual matters
    (美,非正式)(语言)粗俗的,下流的,淫秽的
常用词组
don't come the raw prawn with me
  1. (Austral. informal)don't try and make me believe something that is not true: don't treat me like a fool
    (澳,非正式)不要蒙我;不要愚弄我
in the raw
  1. in its true state: not made to seem better or more palatable than it actually is
    处于自然状态,处于蒙昧状态;原汁原味
    he didn't much care for nature in the raw.
    他不大喜欢原始的大自然。
  2. (informal)(of a person) naked
    (非正式)(人)赤裸的,裸体的
    I slept in the raw.
    我裸体而眠。
touch someone on the raw
  1. upset someone by referring to a subject about which they are extremely sensitive
    触及…的痛处
派生
rawish
adjective
rawly
adverb
rawness
noun
语源
  1. Old English hrēaw, of Germanic origin: related to Dutch rauw and German roh, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek kreas 'raw flesh'
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