raw

adjective

/rɔː/

Idioms

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food

not cooked

raw meat
raw eggs/vegetables
These fish are often eaten raw.
The tigers were fed raw chicken bones.

materials

[usually before noun] in its natural state; not yet changed, used or made into something else

raw sewage
raw sugar/milk/cotton
Iron ore is the main raw ingredient in steel.

information

[usually before noun] not yet organized into a form in which it can be easily used or understood

This information is only raw data and will need further analysis.

emotions/qualities

[usually before noun] powerful and natural; not trained or showing control

songs full of raw emotion
the raw power of imagination
He started with nothing but raw talent and determination.

part of body

red and painful because the skin has been damaged

There were raw patches on her feet where the shoes had rubbed.
His throat was raw and painful.
The skin on her feet had been rubbed raw.

Synonyms painfulpainful

sore
raw
inflamed
excruciating
burning
itchy

These words all describe something that causes you physical pain.

painful causing you physical pain. Painful can describe a part of the body, illness, injury, treatment or death: Is your knee still painful? • a series of painful injections • a slow and painful death
sore
(of a part of the body) painful and often red, especially because of infection or because a muscle has been used too much:
- a sore throat
- Their feet were sore after hours of walking.
raw
(of a part of the body) red and painful, for example because of an infection or because the skin has been damaged:
- The skin on her feet had been rubbed raw.
inflamed
(of a part of the body) painful, red and hot because of an infection or injury:
- The wound had become inflamed.
excruciating extremely painful. Excruciating can describe feelings, treatments or death but not parts of the body: an excruciating throat/back/knee.
burning
painful and giving a feeling of being very hot:
- She felt a burning sensation in her throat.
itchy
giving an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; having this feeling:
- an itchy rash
- I feel itchy all over.

Patterns

sore/inflamed/itchy eyes
raw/inflamed/itchy skin
a painful/an excruciating death
a painful/burning sensation
excruciating/burning pain

person

[usually before noun] new to a job or an activity and therefore without experience or skill

a raw beginner
raw recruits (= for example, in the army)

weather

very cold

a raw north wind
It had been a wet, raw winter.

description

honest, direct and sometimes shocking

a raw portrayal of working-class life
(North American English) raw language (= containing many sexual details)

Word OriginOld English hrēaw, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rauw and German roh, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek kreas ‘raw flesh’.

Idioms

a raw deal

the fact of somebody being treated unfairly
- Older workers often get a raw deal.

raw

noun

/rɔː/

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Idioms

catch/touch somebody on the raw

(British English) to upset somebody by reminding them of something they are particularly sensitive about

hit/touch/strike a (raw/sensitive) nerve

to mention a subject that makes somebody feel angry, upset, embarrassed, etc.
- You touched a raw nerve when you mentioned his first wife.
- My remarks about divorce had unwittingly touched a raw nerve.
- The article struck a raw nerve as it revived unpleasant memories.
Topics Feelingsc2

in the raw

in a way that does not hide the unpleasant aspects of something
- He spent a couple of months on the streets to experience life in the raw.
(especially North American English) with no clothes on synonym naked
- He likes to walk around the house in the raw.

单词	raw
释义	raw adjective /rɔː/ /rɔː/ Idioms jump to other results food not cooked raw meat raw eggs/vegetables These fish are often eaten raw. The tigers were fed raw chicken bones. materials [usually before noun] in its natural state; not yet changed, used or made into something else raw sewage raw sugar/milk/cotton Iron ore is the main raw ingredient in steel. information [usually before noun] not yet organized into a form in which it can be easily used or understood This information is only raw data and will need further analysis. emotions/qualities [usually before noun] powerful and natural; not trained or showing control songs full of raw emotion the raw power of imagination He started with nothing but raw talent and determination. part of body red and painful because the skin has been damaged There were raw patches on her feet where the shoes had rubbed. His throat was raw and painful. The skin on her feet had been rubbed raw. Synonyms painfulpainful sore raw inflamed excruciating burning itchy These words all describe something that causes you physical pain. painful causing you physical pain. Painful can describe a part of the body, illness, injury, treatment or death: Is your knee still painful? • a series of painful injections • a slow and painful death sore (of a part of the body) painful and often red, especially because of infection or because a muscle has been used too much: a sore throat Their feet were sore after hours of walking. raw (of a part of the body) red and painful, for example because of an infection or because the skin has been damaged: The skin on her feet had been rubbed raw. inflamed (of a part of the body) painful, red and hot because of an infection or injury: The wound had become inflamed. excruciating extremely painful. Excruciating can describe feelings, treatments or death but not parts of the body: an excruciating throat/back/knee. burning painful and giving a feeling of being very hot: She felt a burning sensation in her throat. itchy giving an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; having this feeling: an itchy rash I feel itchy all over. Patterns sore/inflamed/itchy eyes raw/inflamed/itchy skin a painful/an excruciating death a painful/burning sensation excruciating/burning pain person [usually before noun] new to a job or an activity and therefore without experience or skill a raw beginner raw recruits (= for example, in the army) weather very cold a raw north wind It had been a wet, raw winter. description honest, direct and sometimes shocking a raw portrayal of working-class life (North American English) raw language (= containing many sexual details) Word OriginOld English hrēaw, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rauw and German roh, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek kreas ‘raw flesh’. Idioms a raw deal the fact of somebody being treated unfairly Older workers often get a raw deal. raw noun /rɔː/ /rɔː/ Idioms jump to other results Idioms catch/touch somebody on the raw (British English) to upset somebody by reminding them of something they are particularly sensitive about hit/touch/strike a (raw/sensitive) nerve to mention a subject that makes somebody feel angry, upset, embarrassed, etc. You touched a raw nerve when you mentioned his first wife. My remarks about divorce had unwittingly touched a raw nerve. The article struck a raw nerve as it revived unpleasant memories. Topics Feelingsc2 in the raw in a way that does not hide the unpleasant aspects of something He spent a couple of months on the streets to experience life in the raw. (especially North American English) with no clothes on synonym naked He likes to walk around the house in the raw.
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