naked
adjective uk/ˈneɪ.kɪd/ us/ˈneɪ.kɪd/
(NOT COVERED)
B2 未穿衣的，裸体的
not covered by clothes
a naked man 赤身裸体的男子
naked bodies 赤裸的身体
stark naked (= completely naked) 一丝不挂
US informal buck/butt naked (= completely naked) 一丝不挂
He was naked to the waist (= not wearing clothes above his waist). 他上身赤裸。
The children were half naked (= partly naked). 孩子们半裸着身体。
They stripped naked (= took off their clothes) and ran into the lake. 他们脱光衣服，奔向湖泊。
无遮盖的;光秃秃的
Something that is naked does not have its usual covering.
a naked flame/light bulb (= one with nothing surrounding or covering it) 明火／无罩灯泡
a naked hillside (= one without trees or plants) 光秃秃的山坡
- More examples
- He answered the door half naked.
- He was interrogated, stripped naked and then beaten.
- The children were splashing in the river, stark naked.
- Lying naked in the grass, among the trees and birds, he felt he had communed with nature.
- Standing there naked, I was suddenly struck by the absurdity of the situation.
(NOT HIDDEN)
C1 [ before noun ]（感觉或特质）毫不掩饰的，明摆着的，赤裸裸的
A naked feeling or quality is not hidden, although it is bad.
naked aggression/greed 赤裸裸的侵略／贪婪
Idiom
the naked eyeidiom C2 肉眼
If something can be seen with the naked eye, it can be seen without the help of an instrument.
This organism is too small to be seen with the naked eye. 这种生物体太小，用肉眼观察不到。
The police found traces of blood on his jacket that were invisible to the naked eye. 警方在他的夹克衫上发现了肉眼观察不到的血迹。