raw
part of speech
adjective (raw, rawer, rawest)
meaning for a pupil
1) Raw food is not cooked. tree →
2) Raw materials are things in their natural state before they are made into something, like raw cotton or crude oil. tree →
3) Raw skin is red and sore, as if rubbed. tree →
4) Raw feelings are strong and painful. tree →
5) Raw weather is cold and damp. tree →
sense in the lessons
In food safety, raw meat, chicken, fish and eggs can carry germs, so they must be cooked properly and kept apart from food that is ready to eat; wash hands after touching them. Many fruits and vegetables can be eaten raw. In geography and science, raw materials (wood, oil, metal ore) are turned into products. Phrases: raw meat, raw materials, raw data, a raw deal (unfair treatment).
examples
- Never eat raw chicken. tree →
- Carrots can be eaten raw or cooked. tree →
- Wash your hands after touching raw meat. tree →
- Wood is a raw material for paper. tree →
- My heel was rubbed raw by my new shoes. tree →
- It was a raw, windy day at the beach. tree →
- Scientists collected raw data and then made a graph. tree →
- They gave him a little piece of raw meat. tree →
note
Raw is the opposite of cooked. Do not use the same chopping board for raw meat and salad without washing it. "Raw data" in maths means the numbers before they are sorted or put in a table.
In the corpora
- Mutations are the raw material of evolution.
- Hands should be washed with soap and water for about 20 seconds before cooking and after touching raw meat or eggs.
- Raw and undercooked chicken can carry germs that cause food poisoning.
- Raw eggs, raw flour and uncooked meat can carry germs, so they are eaten only when properly cooked.
- Raw egg and raw flour can carry germs, so cookie dough and cake batter should be baked before eating.
Trees and pragmatics
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