Naked,这个直译为“赤裸”的英文单词,其实,不仅仅可以用来描述赤裸的人体,也可以用来描述事物。
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Naked means: Having no clothing on the body;nude.
You may not use the word “naked” by itself often
but you can use it in lots of common phrases and idioms.
Here are a few:
Naked的大俗用法:
naked as a jaybird(脱得精光)
例:Uncle John sometimes spends a whole day walking around his house as naked as a jaybird.
buck naked(赤身裸体)
例:I got a shock when I saw her sitting buck naked, drink in hand, watching TV.
stark naked(一丝不挂)
例:He walked into the room stark naked.
Naked的文雅用法:
naked eye(裸眼)
The human eye, unassisted by optics, such as a telescope, microscope, or spectacles.
例:
Bacteria are too small to be seen with the naked eye.
You had better not watch a 3D movie with the naked eye.
The moon is quite visible with the naked eye.
naked truth(赤裸裸的事实)
The complete, unembellished truth.
例:
Sorry to put it to you like this, but it's the naked truth.
I can take it. Just tell me the naked truth.
naked light(明火 / 光秃秃的灯泡)
Open flame, such as a match or a burning cigarette, that is a fire risk in mines; a bare light bulb.
例:
The use of fire or naked light is prohibited.
No naked lights.
There was only one naked light dangling in the basement.
总的来说,Naked可以表达一个人没穿衣服,也可以用它来表达一个不加掩饰的事物。
来自:华尔街英语