raw
adjective
uk/rɔː/us/rɑː/rawadjective(NOT COOKED)
B1
(offood) notcooked:
(食物)生的,未经烹调的,没煮的rawfish生鱼
- Discover howeatingrawfoodhelpsbalanceyourbodyandaidsdigestion.
- Helen made agrimaceofdisgustwhen shesawthe rawmeat.
- Peppers are usuallycookedwith othervegetablesoreatenraw insalads.
- Prawns aregreywhen they're raw, andturnpinkwhen they'recooked.
- People canbecomeinfectedaftereatingraw orundercookedmeat.
Various qualities of food
- candy coat
- candy-coated
- citric
- cordon bleu
- creaminess
- farmhouse
- fruity
- halal
- herby
- homegrown
- homemade
- hoppy
- nutritious
- nutty
- ripe
- salted
- sharpness
- single-estate
- store-bought
- sugar-coated
rawadjective(NOT PROCESSED)
B2
(ofmaterials) in anaturalstate, without having been through anychemicalorindustrialprocess:
原料未经加工的,自然状态的Oil is animportantrawmaterialthat can beprocessedinto many differentproducts,includingplastics.石油是一种重要的原料,可以加工成包括塑料在内的许多种产品。
Theyclaimedthat rawsewagewas beingpumpedinto thesea.他们断言,下水道的污水未经处理就被直接排入了大海。
Rawinformationhas beencollectedbut has notyetbeenstudiedindetail:
(信息)没有经过处理的,未经分析的,原始的rawdata/evidence/figures原始数据/第一手证据/初始数字
used to refer to apersonwho is nottrainedor is withoutexperience:
(人)无经验的,未经培训的,生疏无知的I wouldprefernot toleavethisjobtoJohnwhile he's still a rawrecruit/beginner.约翰刚被招进来/刚开始工作,还是个生手,我不想把这项工作留给他来做。
Feelings orqualitiesthat are raw arenaturalanddifficulttocontrol:
(感情、品质等)处于自然状态的,强烈的,粗犷的We werestruckby the rawenergy/powerof thedancers'performances.舞蹈演员们那粗狂奔放、富有激情的表演给我们留下了很深的印象。
Heremotionsare still abitraw after herpainfuldivorce.经历过那段痛苦的离婚后,她的情绪仍然无法平静下来。
Apieceof writing that is raw is one that does nottrytohideanything aboutitssubject:
(文字)不加掩饰的,如实坦陈的,反映真实情况的His newplayis a rawdramaaboutfamilylife.他的新剧本是家庭生活的真实写照。
- Ourchiefexpenditureis on rawmaterials.
- In thisperiod, there were 974outbreaksofcommunicablediseaseattributed to theconsumptionof rawmilk.
- Thesellingpricebarelycoveredthecostof the rawmaterials.
- Untilrecentlythe country'seconomyhas beeninsulatedfromrecessionbyitsreservesof rawmaterials.
- Thedrainsspew(out) millions ofgallonsof rawsewageinto theriver.
Industry & industrial processes
- additive manufacturing
- biomanufacturing
- carding
- cleantech
- compression moulding
- industry-wide
- injection moulding
- inter-industry
- just-in-time
- light industry
- non-industrialized
- non-industry
- non-technical
- prebuilt
- prefabricated
- sunset industry
- synthetic
- synthetically
- vitrification
- vulcanized
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Natural and artificial
Information and messages
Inexperienced (of people)
Types of employment
Uncontrolled
Honesty, openness & sincerity
rawadjective(PAINFUL)
soreorpainfulbecause of beingrubbedordamaged:
(肌肉)擦掉表皮而外露的;(伤口)露肉而刺痛的;创痛的Theshoehadrubbeda rawplaceon herheel.鞋把她的一个脚后跟磨破了。
Pain & painful
- -racked
- ache
- agonizing
- be murder onsomethingidiom
- brain freeze
- cluster headache
- dull
- dully
- dysmenorrhea
- excruciating
- grief
- neuralgia
- pang
- prick
- rawness
- sciatic
- sharpness
- sting
- throb
- tingle
rawadjective(COLD)
used todescribeweatherthat is verycold:
(天气)严寒的,寒冷的,刺骨的a rawmorning一个寒冷的早晨
a rawwind刺骨的寒风
Theeveningwascoldand raw.那个晚上寒冷刺骨。
Cold
- Baltic
- bitter
- bitterly
- bone-chilling
- brass
- cold snap
- coldness
- cooling
- crispness
- dank
- frozen
- glacial
- nuclear winter
- perished
- polar vortex
- post-glacial
- refrigerated
- sharpness
- stone-cold
- ultracold
Idioms
come the raw prawn
a raw deal