gruff
英 [grʌf]
美[ɡrʌf]
- adj. 粗暴的；粗哑的；脾气坏的
- vt. 粗鲁地说；生硬地说
- vi. 粗鲁地说；生硬地说话
- n. 格拉夫（英国珠宝品牌）
英英释意
- 1. brusque and surly and forbidding;
- "crusty remarks"
- "a crusty old man"
- "his curmudgeonly temper"
- "gruff manner"
- "a gruff reply"
- 2. deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion;
- "gruff voices"
- "the dog's gruff barking"
- "hoarse cries"
- "makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky"- Virgil Thomson
双语例句
- 1. His gruff exterior concealed one of the kindest hearts.
- 他粗暴的外表下藏着一颗非常善良的心。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. He picked up the phone expecting to hear the chairman's gruff voice.
- 他拿起电话，心想会听到主席粗哑的嗓音。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. He could be gruff and monosyllabic.
- 他说话噎人，且话不多。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Beneath his gruff exterior, he's really very kind-hearted.
- 他外表冷漠，心地却十分善良。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. He hid his feelings behind a gruff abruptness.
- 他把自己的感情隐藏在生硬鲁莽之中.
来自《简明英汉词典》