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crude

UK //kruːd//US //kruːd//

词源

源自拉丁语 'crudus'(意为生的、未加工的),通过古法语 'crude' 进入英语。

adjective

❶ 指事物处于原始或未加工的状态,缺乏精细处理或修饰,常用于描述材料、方法或行为。

“The hut was made of crude wooden planks.”

(小屋由粗糙的木板搭建而成。)

“They used crude tools to dig the well.”

(他们用简陋的工具挖井。)

❶ 形容言行粗鲁、缺乏教养或得体,常带有冒犯性。

“His crude jokes offended many people.”

(他粗俗的笑话冒犯了许多人。)

“She was shocked by his crude language.”

(他粗鄙的言语让她震惊。)

同义词:rough, unrefined, vulgar, coarse, primitive

noun

❶ 指未经提炼的石油,即原油,是石油工业的原始材料。

“The price of crude has risen sharply.”

(原油价格急剧上涨。)

“The country exports millions of barrels of crude.”

(该国出口数百万桶原油。)

同义词:crude oil, petroleum, unrefined oil

常见短语

crude oil — 指直接从地下开采出来、未经加工的石油,是能源和化工产品的重要原料。

“The tanker was carrying thousands of tons of crude oil.”

(这艘油轮载有数千吨原油。)

crude joke — 指低俗或冒犯性的笑话,通常涉及敏感话题或粗鲁语言。

“He told a crude joke that made everyone uncomfortable.”

(他讲了一个粗俗的笑话,让所有人感到不适。)