| 单词 | gruff |
| 释义 | gruff /ɡrʌf/ adjective FRIENDLYspeaking in a rough unfriendly voice 〔说话的口气〕不友好的，生硬的 His manner can be rather gruff. 他的态度有时候很生硬。 a gruff reply 生硬的回答 His voice became gruff. 他的声音变得生硬了。 —gruffly adverb —gruffness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpusgruff• And when he wept he was not gruff.• He was kind of gruff and all.• Dad can be gruff and impatient at times.• He muttered gruff compliments and showed his student how to prepare a palette.• He was an irritable old man, who seldom spoke except to say a gruff hello.• He alarmed us as children: he had a gruff manner, a game leg and a pronounced cast in one eye.• He stared up at the gruff old man who was so kind to him.• You listen to his gruff voice giving orders to his crew as they row him out to his ketch.• "If this happens again, '' said Dad, in a gruff voice, "I shall be extremely angry!''Origin gruff (1400-1500) Dutch grofgruff adjectiveChinese speaking unfriendly rough in voice Corpus a |
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