单词 | crude |
释义 | crude ![]() adj. crud·er, crud·est 1. Being in an unrefined or natural state: crude cotton. 2. Lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive: a crude, mannerless oaf; a crude remark. 3. Lacking in sophistication or subtlety; simplistic: had only a crude notion of how a computer works. 4. Not carefully or skillfully made; rough: a quick, crude sketch. 5. Undisguised or unadorned; plain: must face the crude truth. 6. Statistics In an unanalyzed form; not adjusted to allow for related circumstances or data. 7. Archaic Unripe or immature. n. A substance, especially petroleum, in its unrefined state. [Middle English, from Latin crūdus; see kreuə- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] crudely adv. crudi·ty (krdĭ-tē), crudeness n. |
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