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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
raw
raw adjective, noun BrE [rɔː] NAmE [rɔː] adjective FOOD 1. not cooked •raw meat • These fish are often eaten raw. MATERIALS 2. usually before noun in its natural state; not yet changed, used or made into sth else •raw sugar INFORMATION 3. 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 4. usually before noun powerful and natural; not controlled or trained •songs full of raw emotion • He started with nothing but raw talent and determination. PART OF BODY 5. red and painful because the skin has been damaged • There were raw patches on her feet where the shoes had rubbed. PERSON 6. 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 7. very cold •a raw north wind •It had been a wet raw winter. DESCRIPTION 8. honest, direct and sometimes shocking •a raw portrayal of working-class life • (NAmE)raw language (= containing many sexual details) Word Origin: Old English hrēaw, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rauw and German roh, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek kreas ‘raw flesh’. Thesaurus: raw adj. •These fish are often eaten raw. uncooked • Opp: cooked raw/uncooked food/meat/fish/eggs/vegetables Raw or uncooked? Raw describes fresh food that is usually eaten cooked, such as meat, fish, eggs and vegetables; uncooked is more often used to describe that has been prepared in some way but not yet cooked, such as pastry, dough or ham. Synonyms: painful sore • raw • inflamed • excruciating • burning • itchy These words all describe sth 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. sore/inflamed/itchy eyes raw/inflamed/itchy skin a painful/an excruciating death a painful/burning sensation excruciating/burning pain Example Bank: •His throat was raw and painful. •The skin on her feet had been rubbed raw. Idioms: ↑catch somebody on the raw ▪ ↑in the raw ▪ ↑raw deal Derived Word: ↑rawness noun more at hit touch a raw/sensitive nerve at ↑nerve n. Word Origin: [raw rawness] Old English hrēaw, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rauw and German roh, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek kreas ‘raw flesh’.
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