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rau

UK /raʊ/US /raʊ/

词源

源自德语 'rau',意为粗糙或刺耳,后进入英语用于描述类似的感觉或声音。

adjective

❶ 形容食物或味道带有生涩、未煮熟的感觉,通常指蔬菜或水果未完全成熟时的口感。

“The salad tasted a bit rau because the lettuce wasn't fresh.”

(沙拉尝起来有点生涩,因为生菜不新鲜。)

“She didn't like the rau texture of the unripe mango.”

(她不喜欢未成熟芒果的生涩口感。)

❶ 形容声音或噪音刺耳、不和谐,让人感到不舒服或烦躁。

“The rau sound of the construction work next door was unbearable.”

(隔壁建筑工地的刺耳噪音让人难以忍受。)

“Her voice became rau after shouting for hours.”

(她喊了几个小时后,声音变得沙哑刺耳。)

同义词:harsh, grating, rough

常见短语

rau edges — 指物体边缘粗糙、不平整,容易刮伤或造成不适。

“Be careful with that piece of wood; it has rau edges.”

(小心那块木头,它的边缘很粗糙。)

rau voice — 形容声音沙哑、刺耳,通常是因为过度使用或生病导致的。

“After the concert, the singer had a rau voice from singing too much.”

(演唱会结束后,歌手因为唱得太多声音变得沙哑。)