【涨姿势】"Naked"不仅只有"裸体"的意思,还有更多文雅的用法

2015年12月07日 最英国



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

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