ravages /‘raevid3iz/ noun [pi.]
the ~ of sth {formal) the destruction caused by sth ; © E ; kt if- : the ravages of war 7 (ft A 0 Her looks had not
survived the ravages of time. MW#IPAt£7A7N'|B]#l
rave /rerv/ verb, noun
*
verb 1 ~ (about sb/sth) to talk or write about
sth in a very enthusiastic way ) ; ( $Vlf #sa
M ) [V] The critics
raved about his performance in ‘Hamlet’. (tt
<1ftMWm
A [also V speech] 2 ~ (at sb) to shout in a loud
and emotional way at sb
because you are angry with them P& u#; %% PJL: [V] She
was shouting and raving at
them. IHM1A SiA OH,4 [also V speech] 3 ~ (at sb)
to talk or shout in a
way that is not logical or sensible litlL; #] A il: [V] He wandered the
streets raving at passers-by. \&&^± M, SR M A It lit <> [also V speech] 81^T?7I see rant
^ noun 1 (in Britain) a large party, held
outside or in an empty building, at which people dance to fast electronic music
and often take illegal drugs ( )
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ravel /'raevl/ verb (-II-, US -!-) [VN] to make a situation or problem
more complicated f Hi; fA II £# SI milii'iyj ravel sth~out to open sth which has
become twisted or which contains knots Jf ( (ftAM ) ; ffl-Jf ■■■$]%£ 033unravel: (figurative) He was
trying to ravel out the complicated series of events that had led to this
situation.
raven /'reivn/ noun, adj.
sa noun a large bird of the crow family, with shiny black feathers
and a rough unpleasant cry ( 73 % Hfe,
pjDHW )
a* adj. [only before noun] (literary) (of hair % g) shiny and black
EUftEltt: raven-haired XAEUTi^lft raven-1 ng /■ raevamrj/ adj. (literary) (especially of animals
it^^J^l) aggressive and hungry
E<|®$J;
17 (Kj :
He
says the media are ravening wolves.
rav-en-ous /'rsevanas/ adj. 1 (of a
person or an animal A ^ ij) extremely hungry ® A til 1$ (K) E523 starving : What’s for lunch? I’m absolutely ravenous. Xl&ifc ff£.? ^ci^^ETo 2
[only before noun] (of hunger tHH^) very great 711 (ft; 7;7l$:
a
ravenous appetite ►
rav-en-ous-ly adv.
raver /'reiv0(r)/ noun (BrE,
informal) 1 (often humorous) a
person who likes going out and who has an exciting social life A; # XA # & fAiA ift A
2
a person who goes to raves
#jjn$EXAI£z^A ,rave re'view (NAmE also rave) noun an article in a
newspaper or magazine that is very enthusiastic about a particular film/movie,
book, etc. j&lf 'rave-up noun (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) a lively party or celebration $ if] 7J7H
rav-ine /ra'viin/ noun a deep and narrow
valley with steep sides 033 gorge
rav-ing /'reivirj/ adj., adv.
& adj. [only before
noun] 1
(of a person A) talking or behaving in
a way that shows they are crazy $E ;
; jft&fRgg
W: The
man’s a raving lunatic. IP7B7;17iR
AffelA#J;E7o 2 used to emphasize a particular state or quality (
®t/§E4A^^ppIj§' ) : She’s no raving beauty.
to adv. fTSTfll (stark) raving mad/'bonkers (informal) completely crazy
-HHftSE; E
ravings /'rervirjz/ noun [pi.] words that have no meaning, spoken
by sb who is crazy ; #WfiLi§: He dismissed her words as the ravings of a
hysterical woman,
ravi oli /.raevi'aoli; NAmE -‘ouli/ noun [U] pasta in the shape of small squares filled with meat,
cheese, etc., usually served with a sauce tcAAJA^1£ ( IAR7 #3B8 #M5,
ravish /'raevij/ verb [VN] (literary) 1 (of a man % f)
to force a woman to have sex ® # ; *M tEr 033 rape 2 [usually passive] to give sb great
pleasure 131 JEff;
ravishing /’rasviJTr)/ adj. extremely beautiful ©E7RR H33 gorgeous : a ravishing blonde 7 A & g iK g|5 ►
rav-ish-ing-ly adv.: ravishingly beautiful raw 0-w /ro:/ adj., noun a adj.
►
FOOD frty) 1 not cooked X£l7 A^IHJ: raw
meat X® o These fish are often eaten raw.
Xfeo
►
MATERIALS $ 44 2 [usually before
noun] in
its natural state; not yet changed, used or made into sth else A £5
tW-XfrA raw sugar WM
►
INFORMATION fjlj!1.
3 [usually before noun] not yet organ
ized into a form in which
it can be easily used or understood A^tfrlft; This
information is only raw data and
will need further analysis.
4Wf.
►
EMOTIONS/QUALITIES [,-*/ >£ :
^ JA 4 [usually before noun] powerful and natural; not controlled or
trained A^illl
fif W : songs full of raw emotion ftii If
3ii ^ ft O He started with nothing
but raw talent and determination.
►
PART OF BODY #{£#[7 5 red and painful
because the skin has been damaged if It
: There were raw patches
on her feet where the shoes had rubbed. 70^7IQ-o note
at
PAINFUL
►
PERSON 6 [usually before noun] new to a job or an
activity and therefore without experience or skill I#
a raw beginner
#Ji$f7
0 raw recruits (= for example, in the
army) A£5
►
WEATHER X 7( 7 very cold : a raw
north wind o It had been a wet raw
winter.
►
DESCRIPTION 7 8 honest, direct and
sometimes
shocking ftlW: a raw portrayal of
working-class life 0 (NAmE) raw
language (= containing many sexual details) W
► raw-ness noun [U] IT»Tfil a raw 'deal the fact of sb being
treated unfairly A£r7&iJffi§;
Older workers often get a raw deal.
PJXA7Elft*ff7
mnoun PT7I77I catch/touch sb on the raw (BrE) to upset sb by reminding them of sth they
are particularly sensitive about AftJJSfch; «n the 'raw
1 in a way that does not
hide the unpleasant aspects of sth M ; 7fHe spent a
couple of months on the streets to experience life in the raw. jfEIS 7 J17R WIalA7#, 2
(especially
NAmE)
with no clothes on 033
naked — more at nerve n.
raw-hide /'roihaid/ noun [U] natural leather that has not had any
special treatment 7A;
Rawl-plug1M /'roilplAg/ noun (also ’wall plug) (both BrE) (NAmE 'wall anchor) a small plastic tube,
closed at one end, that you put into a wall to hold a screw m
w (mmmm)
,raw ma terial noun [C, U] a basic material that is used to
make a product HR : VVe have had problems with the supply of raw materials
to the factory.
1^14 (ftfv A- ffi IS
3\ At |h] M o 0 These trees provide the raw material for
high-quality paper, ® W i f ij it it M
o (figurative) The writer uses her childhood
as raw material for this novel.
ray /rei/ noun 1 a narrow line of light, heat or other
energy the sun’s rays
0
ultraviolet rays o
The windows were
shining in the reflected rays
of the setting sun. it 7 ± |X] — see also cosmic rays, gamma rays at gamma radiation, X-ray 2 ~ of sth a small amount of sth good or of sth that you are
hoping for (
7M 033 GLIMMER: There was