na·ked /ˈneɪkɪd/ ●●● S3 adjectiveadj 1 not wearing any clothes or not covered by clothes 裸体的,赤条条的 SYN nude, → bare The children ran naked through the yard. 孩子们光着身子跑过院子。
a picture of a naked man 裸体男子的照片
They found the body lying half naked in the grass. 他们发现尸体半裸着躺在草丛中。
The governor ordered the prisoner to be stripped naked and whipped. 监狱长下令将那个犯人剥光衣服进行鞭笞。
stark naked (also buck naked/naked as a jaybird American English) (=completely naked) 一丝不挂的
RegisterIn everyday English, people often say that someone has nothing on or doesn’t have anything on rather than say they are naked: 在日常英语中,人们经常说一个人has nothing on或doesn’t have anything on,而不说is naked
They ran through the yard with nothing on. 他们光着身子跑过院子 。
2 the naked eye if you can see something with the naked eye, you can see it without using anything to help you, such as a telescope 肉眼visible to/with the naked eye The mite is just visible to the naked eye. 螨虫用肉眼就可以看到。
Through his telescope he could see millions of stars that were invisible to the naked eye. 通过望远镜他可以看见数以百万计肉眼看不见的星星。
the naked eye• At the same time, they became the first men to see the reverse side of the Moon with the naked eye.• The magnification is usually at least thirty times greater than what is normally seen with the naked eye.• There are even several, in addition to the Pleiades, which can be seen with the naked eye.• Today, poverty is still obvious to the naked eye.• What looked like individual lights to the naked eye actually split into two under the resolving power of the telescope.• To the naked eye, the bolts looked just like the others that protruded from other footings around the site.• Technical problems To the naked eye the brain has a disturbingly homogeneous appearance.• He examined the pieces with the naked eye, then with his glass, while behind him Isobel held her breath.
3 weak and unable to protect yourself 缺乏保护的,无力自卫的 Standing in front on his first day of teaching, Brad felt completely naked. 执教的第一天站在学生面前,布拉德觉得手足无措。
4 naked truth/self-interest/aggression etc truth, self-interest, aggression etc that is not hidden and is shocking 明摆着的事实/明显的私利/赤裸裸的侵略等 The president condemned the invasion as an act of naked aggression. 总统谴责这次入侵是赤裸裸的侵略行径。
5 naked light/flame/sword etc a light, flame etc that is not enclosed by a cover 无罩灯/没有遮挡的火焰/无鞘剑等 A naked light bulb dangled from the ceiling. 天花板上悬吊着一只光秃秃的灯泡。
naked light/flame/sword etc• He is like a naked light.• She likes to cover up the truth like she covers over the naked light.• This gives a double meaning to Blanche's hatred of naked light.• Both men were armed, each carrying a naked sword and dirk.• A very powerful naked light bulb hung from the office ceiling.• She turned, all flaxen and pink and white, haloed by the naked light bulbs round the mirror.• Obviously this is untrue - it is not the naked light that Blanche can not stand, it is the truth. —nakedly adverbadv
—nakedness noun [uncountableU]
n THESAURUSnaked not wearing any clothes or not covered by clothes – used especially when this seems rather shockinga naked man
He got out of bed naked, and answered the telephone.
his naked chest
have nothing on/not have anything on to not be wearing any clothes. This phrase is very commonly used in everyday English instead of saying that someone is nakedCan you wait a minute? I've got nothing on!
The little boy didn’t have anything on when he answered the door!
bare used about feet, legs, arms etc that are not covered by clothesThe sand was too hot to walk on in bare feet.
nude naked – used especially when talking about naked people in paintings, films etca nude portrait of his wife
undressed [not before noun] not wearing any clothes, especially because you have just taken them off in order to go to bed, have a bath etcSara was undressed and ready for bed but Jenny was fully clothed.
Wearily she got undressed and stepped into the shower.
topless if a woman is topless, she is not wearing any clothes on the upper part of her body, so that her breasts are not covereda topless waitress
in the nude not wearing any clothesMen and women swam together in the nude and thought nothing of it.
in your birthday suit informal humorous not wearing any clothesHe likes to sleep in his birthday suit. He says pyjamas are uncomfortable.
go commando informal humorous to not wear any underwearIn summertime, he likes to go commando.
in the buff informal not wearing any clothes – a very informal usea beach where you can sunbathe in the buff