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单词 crudely
释义

crude

1 of 2

adjective

ˈkrüd How to pronounce crude (audio)
cruder; crudest
1
: marked by the primitive, gross, or elemental or by uncultivated simplicity or vulgarity
a crude stereotype
crude tools
crude jokes
2
: existing in a natural state and unaltered by cooking or processing
crude oil
crude ore
3
: rough or inexpert in plan or execution
a crude shelter
4
: lacking a covering, glossing, or concealing element : obvious
crude facts
5
: tabulated without being broken down into classes
the crude death rate
6
archaic : unripe, immature
crudely adverb
crudeness noun

crude

2 of 2

noun

: a substance in its natural unprocessed state
especially : unrefined petroleum

Synonyms

Adjective

  • native
  • natural
  • raw
  • rude
  • undressed
  • unprocessed
  • unrefined
  • untreated
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Example Sentences

Adjective They built a crude shelter out of branches. a crude summary of the country's history She first described the procedure in crude terms, and then went into more detail.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
In June, Russia became India’s second-largest crude oil supplier after Iraq. Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 12 Sep. 2022 The war propelled oil prices to their highest level in years, with Brent crude oil topping $120 in March, translating into a windfall for oil companies. Benoît Morenne, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022 Despite hours of signals that their 17.3-mile oil pipeline may have been leaking, the companies continued to negligently pump crude oil into the waters off Huntington Beach, according to prosecutors. Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022 In its August market report, OPEC cut its estimate of global demand for the cartel's crude oil by 300,000 barrels per day for 2022, and by the same amount for 2023. Julia Horowitz, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022 Energy stocks were a bright spot, rising as the price of U.S. crude oil climbed 1%. CBS News, 2 Sep. 2022 Energy stocks fell as the price of U.S. crude oil, which is coming off its third month of declines, dropped 3.3% to $86.61 a barrel. Alex Veiga, ajc, 1 Sep. 2022 Prices at the pump track underlying crude-oil prices, which have also retreated recently. Hardika Singh, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022 Energy companies fell along with the price of crude oil. CBS News, 30 Aug. 2022
Noun
Russia, meanwhile, has already reoriented much of its sales of crude to China, India and Turkey. Jared Malsin, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 The companies have agreed to pay a $7.1-million criminal fine and reimburse federal agencies for an estimated $5.8 million spent responding to the spill, which sent 25,000 gallons of crude gushing into San Pedro Bay in early October. Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2022 The break spewed more than 50,000 gallons of crude into the river and fouled the city of Glendive's drinking water supply. Julia Musto, Fox News, 13 Aug. 2022 The break spewed more than 50,000 gallons (240,000 liters) of crude into the river and fouled Glendive's drinking water supply. Matthew Brown, ajc, 12 Aug. 2022 The White House has been working to bring down oil prices after the U.S. and its allies sanctioned Russian oil, rolling out a plan to release more than 180 million barrels of crude from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 11 Aug. 2022 To this day, hundreds of barrels of crude remain caked in washes within the monument, according to Bureau of Land Management records. Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 July 2022 As a grade of crude, Urals is a mix of heavy oil from the Volga and Urals region and a lighter oil from Siberia. Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 15 July 2022 In the meantime, expectations that the economy of China, the biggest importer of crude, would pick up have also been unfulfilled because of lockdowns in important cities in response to continuing surges of Covid-19. New York Times, 13 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective and Noun

Middle English, from Latin crudus raw, crude, undigested — more at raw

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun

circa 1904, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

crude

adjective

ˈkrüd How to pronounce crude (audio)
cruder; crudest
1
: in a natural state and not changed by special treatment : raw
crude oil
crude sugar
2
: planned or done in a rough or unskilled way
a crude drawing
3
: not having or showing good manners : vulgar
crude language

crudely

adverb

as in clumsily

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • clumsily
  • poorly
  • inexpertly
  • awkwardly
  • amateurishly
  • inaptly
  • ineptly
  • unskillfully
  • incompetently
  • inefficiently
  • artlessly
  • incapably

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • artfully
  • skillfully
  • expertly
  • deftly
  • well
  • adroitly
  • ably
  • masterfully
  • competently
  • aptly
  • capably
  • neatly
  • cleverly
  • adeptly
  • masterly
  • consummately
  • fluently
  • cleanly
  • proficiently
  • dexterously
  • nimbly
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