
好词典

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。
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。)
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。)