raw1 /rɔː $ rɒː/ ●●● W3 adjectiveadj → roar1 food 食物DF not cooked 生的,未煮過的grated raw carrots 磨碎的生胡蘿蔔
Cabbage can be eaten raw. 洋白菜可以生吃。
2 substances 物質TIM raw substances are in a natural state and not treated or prepared for use 未經加工的,自然狀態的 → refinedIn its raw state, cocoa is very bitter. 未經加工的可可豆味道很苦。
Raw sewage had been dumped in the river. 未經處理的污水被排到河裏。
The cost of our raw materials has risen significantly. 我們的原材料價格漲了很多。
3 information 信息TC raw information is collected but not organized, examined, or developed 原始的;未經整理的;未經分析的software to convert raw data into usable information 把原始數據轉變成可用信息的軟件
His time here provided the raw material for his novel. 他在這裏的經歷爲他的小說提供了素材。
Warhol used everyday items as the raw ingredients of his art. 沃霍爾將日常物品用作藝術作品的素材。
4 emotions 情感STRONG FEELING OR BELIEFSTRONG PERSON raw feelings are strong and natural, but not fully controlled 〔情感〕粗犷的;樸實自然的Linda didn’t want to see Roy while her emotions were still raw. 琳達不想在情緒尚未平複時見羅伊。
It took raw courage to admit she was wrong. 她承認自己錯了需要極大的勇氣。
5 body 身體MI if a part of your body is raw, the skin there is red and painful 又紅又痛的,刺痛的The skin on my feet was rubbed raw. 我腳上的皮膚被磨得又紅又痛。
6 inexperienced 沒有經驗的SETPM not experienced or not fully trained 沒有經驗的;未經充分訓練的Most of our soldiers are raw recruits. 我們的士兵大多數都是新兵。
7 touch/hit a raw nerve UPSETto upset someone by something you say 〔說話〕觸及〔某人的〕痛處Seeing his face, Joanne realized she’d touched a raw nerve. 看到他的臉色,喬安娜意識到自己觸到了他的痛處。
touch/hit a raw nerve• Our article touched a raw nerve.• The subject of hawkers had touched a raw nerve.
8 raw deal UNFAIRunfair treatment 不公正的對待Customers are getting a raw deal and are rightly angry. 顧客受到委屈,生氣是理所當然的。
raw deal• He'd had a bit of a raw deal.• I just thought Blagg was getting a raw deal.• Still, aren't women getting a raw deal?• These kids think they got a raw deal.• Which shows that it is worth complaining instead of just accepting a raw deal.• We must recognise that they are getting a raw deal and are being victimised by the Government.• Rape on Screen Women tend to get a raw deal from the movies.• Comedy got a raw deal, though Stilgoe and Skellen had a neat song about Alan Titchmarsh. 9 weather 天氣DN very cold 非常寒冷的She shivered in the raw morning air. 清晨的寒氣凍得她發抖。
10 art 藝術 music, art, language etc that is raw is simple, direct, and powerful, but not fully developed 〔音樂、藝術、語言等〕質樸的,未經琢磨的Her voice has a raw poetic beauty. 她的嗓音有一種質樸、詩意的美。
His early sketches are raw and unpretentious. 他早期的素描質樸而不做作。
11 raw talent someone with raw talent is naturally good at something, but has not developed their ability yet 〔未發展的〕天生的才能He has the raw talent to become a star. 他有當明星的潛質。
12 raw edge the edge of a piece of material before it has been sewn 毛邊Turn over the raw edges and stitch. 把毛邊卷起來縫上。
—rawness noun [uncountableU]