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单词 unraked
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unrakedadj.1

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈreɪkt/, U.S. /ˌənˈreɪkt/
Forms: see un- prefix1 and raked adj.1
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, raked adj.1
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + raked adj.1 Compare Old Danish uraget (of a document) not containing any emendations (Danish (now rare) uraget unshaved), Old Swedish orakadher not raked up.
Not raked; that has not been scraped or swept with a rake. Also with up.
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the mind > will > free will > [adjective] > unasked > not asked for
unaskedc1485
undemanded1513
unrequired?1518
unbegged1579
unsued1594
unurged1594
unrakeda1601
uncalleda1610
unbesought1667
unimplored1667
unbespoken1681
unsolicited1687
unasked1729
unordered1749
over-the-transom1952
the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > preparation of land or soil > fertilizing or manuring > [adjective] > conditions of manure
stale1577
unrakeda1601
well-rotted1607
reduced1794
the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > a fire > [adjective] > not tended by raking
unrakeda1601
a1601 W. Lambarde Dictionarium Angliae Topographicum (1730) 273 Theise men..would leave no Stone unturned, nay no rotten Bone unraked up, that might allure the Simple to visitte their Churches, and emptie their owne Purses.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) v. v. 43 Where fires thou find'st vnrak'd, and hearths vnswept, There pinch the Maids as blew as Bill-berry. View more context for this quotation
1683 J. Reid Scots Gard'ner i. vi. 27 Delve and mix [manure] together, to ly all winter un-Raked.
1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Asparagus Rake the Beds over smooth, just before the Buds appear above Ground, which will destroy all young Weeds, and keep your Beds clean a great while much longer than if left unrak'd.
1840 Farmer's Mag. Sept. 163/2 At the rake fills, he lifts what he has collected on the unraked corn, until he has sufficient for a sheaf.
1854 J. G. Whittier in National Era 28 Dec. 206/6 And the young girl mused beside the well, Till the rain on the unraked clover fell.
1940 Times 3 Feb. 2/4 It [sc. a golf ball] went sullenly along the ground till it found an unraked bunker in which it nestled.
1991 Creem Apr. 90/3 The song could go either way, rocking out at the end or dispersing like leaves in an unraked yard.
2008 C. Cudd Sell Your Home in Tough Market 11 Unraked leaves make a home look neglected and can kill the grass underneath.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

unrakedadj.2

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈreɪkt/, U.S. /ˌənˈreɪkt/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, raked adj.2
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + raked adj.2
Esp. of seating or a stage: not inclined or sloping. Cf. raked adj.2
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1950 Manch. Guardian 2 Oct. 3/3 This is a large Gaumont theatre as Gaumonts go, with a deep, unraked stage.
1981 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 17 Sept. c22/1 Seating arrangements in studios can consist of nothing more than unraked rows of chairs on a flat floor.
2010 J. Crace All that Follows ii. 11 The venue itself is off-putting: unraked plastic seating, poor sight lines, [etc.].
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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