| 单词 | rough |
| 释义 | rough (rʌf ) Word forms: rougher , roughest , roughs , roughing , roughed 1. adjective B1 If a surface is rough, it is uneven and not smooth. His hands were rough and calloused, from years of karate practice. Grace made her way slowly across the rough ground. Synonyms: uneven, broken, rocky, rugged roughness uncountable noun She rested her cheek against the roughness of his jacket. [+ of] 2. adjective B2 You say that people or their actions are rough when they use too much force and not enough care or gentleness. Rugby's a rough game at the best of times. They have complained of discrimination and occasional rough treatment. Synonyms: boisterous, hard, tough, aggressive roughly adverb A hand roughly pushed him aside. Synonyms: forcefully, abruptly, violently, aggressively roughness uncountable noun He regretted his roughness. 3. adjective A rough area, city, school, or other place is unpleasant and dangerous because there is a lot of violence or crime there. It was quite a rough part of our town. 4. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B2 If you say that someone has had a rough time, you mean that they have had some difficult or unpleasant experiences. All women have a rough time in our society. Tomorrow, he knew, would be a rough day. Synonyms: unpleasant, hard, difficult, tough 5. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] If you feel rough, you feel ill. [British, informal] The virus won't go away and the lad is still feeling a bit rough. Synonyms: unwell, poorly [informal], ill, upset 6. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B1+ A rough calculation or guess is approximately correct, but not exact. We were only able to make a rough estimate of how much fuel would be required. As a rough guide, a horse needs 2.5 per cent of his body weight in food every day. Synonyms: approximate, estimated, vague, ballpark roughly adverb B2 Gambling and tourism pay roughly half the entire state budget. Ukraine is roughly equal to France in size and population. ...a period of very roughly 30 million years. Synonyms: approximately, about, around, close to 7. adjective B1+ If you give someone a rough idea, description, or drawing of something, you indicate only the most important features, without much detail. I've got a rough idea of what he looks like. It often helps to make a rough sketch showing where the vehicles were. Synonyms: vague, general, sketchy, imprecise roughly adverb [ADVERB after verb] B2 He knew roughly what was about to be said. Roughly speaking, a scientific humanist is somebody who believes in science and in humanity but not in God. 8. adjective You can say that something is rough when it is not neat and well made. ...a rough wooden table. ...chairs set in a rough circle in the middle of the room. Synonyms: rough-hewn, crude, uncut, unpolished roughly adverb [ADVERB with verb] Roughly chop the tomatoes and add them to the casserole. ...houses, roughly painted white or blue. 9. adjective B2 If the sea or the weather at sea is rough, the weather is windy or stormy and there are very big waves. A fishing vessel and a cargo ship collided in rough seas. 10. to sleep rough adverb [ADVERB after verb] When people sleep or live rough, they sleep out of doors, usually because they have no home. [British] It makes me so sad when I see young people begging or sleeping rough on the streets. 11. verb If you have to rough it, you have to live without the possessions and comforts that you normally have. You won't be roughing it; each room comes equipped with a telephone and a 3-channel radio. [VERB it] 12. rough justice phrase If you describe someone's treatment or punishment as rough justice, you mean that it is not given according to the law. [British] Trial by television makes for very rough justice indeed. Phrasal verbs: rough out phrasal verb If you rough out a drawing or an idea, you draw or write the main features of it before you do it in detail. Wood roughed out a possible framework for their story. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] rough up phrasal verb If someone roughs you up, they attack you and hit or beat you. [informal] They threw him in a cell and roughed him up a bit. [VERB noun PARTICLE] He was fired from his job after roughing up a colleague. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] Idioms: rough edges small faults in a person's character that affect their behaviour towards other people He had the reputation of sometimes taking himself a little seriously. Those rough edges have long since worn off. technical problems in an otherwise good performance or piece of entertainment The show, despite some rough edges, was an instant success. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a rough diamond [mainly British] or a diamond in the rough someone, especially a man, that you like and admire because of their good qualities, even though they are not sophisticated or well-mannered Marden was the rough diamond of the three men, feared for his ruthlessness but respected for his First World War Military Cross. someone or something that has a lot of talent or potential but which needs hard work before this talent or potential can be revealed First novels are usually rough diamonds, with flashes of inspiration. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a rough ride a situation in which you have a lot of problems and it is very difficult for you to achieve something The government is likely to face a rough ride in parliament. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers cut up rough [British] to suddenly become extremely angry or violent We took a police officer in case he cut up rough. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers rough and ready done in a hurry, and so rather basic, or not very exact The rough and ready method used to limit total costs worked reasonably well. not polite or well educated At first the rough and ready sailors did not know what to make of the young cleric. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers rough and tumble a situation in which the people involved try hard to get what they want, and do not worry about upsetting or harming others Whoever expected leaders in the rough and tumble of electoral politics to be nice or fair? Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers take the rough with the smooth [British] to be willing to accept both the unpleasant and the pleasant aspects of something You have to take the rough with the smooth. I never promised there would be no risk. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers give someone the rough side of your tongue or give someone the rough edge of your tongue to speak angrily or harshly to someone about something that they have done wrong He's really going to give the boy the rough side of his tongue. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: rough idea By acclamation we agreed I'd work out a rough idea of how we're going to comprehensively review each case. THE KILL CLAUSE (2003) But an elementary high school text is worth a try, just to get a rough idea of the potency of calculus. The Harper Dictionary of Science in Everyday Language (1988) Which should give you a rough idea of the price. Times, Sunday Times (2011) From here, a rough path threaded into the tree line. Times, Sunday Times Turn left and go up on a rough path. Times, Sunday Times A rough path follows the perimeter of the hill at a lower level. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 From there, there's a rough path on talus (scree) up the southwest ridge of the peak for an additional 1.5 mi. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His good humour and kindness smoothed over many rough paths. Times, Sunday Times Over the years touchjudges have been used occasionally in an advisory capacity as well as in their formal duties of spotting rough play. Times, Sunday Times Penalties are issued for rough play. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, after three games he was released because of his rough play. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These players would be able to jump and scrummage, but would also be able to take and hand out rough play. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was never known to become embroiled in rough play and did his utmost to quell any such outbreaks in games that he played. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After spending nearly a century on the museum floor in less-than-ideal display conditions, the fossil was in rough shape. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The club was in rough shape, financially strapped and competing in the second-tier level. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A network of trails sprang up, connecting the claims and settlements, but many were in very rough shape. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Pieces of ore with high concentrations of copper were initially pounded into a rough shape, heated to reduce brittleness, pounded again to refine the shape, and reheated. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Roll out one portion of the dough very thinly and cut into about 16 rough shapes. The Sun A rough sketch showed two rows of trees felled in a crisscross pattern, blasted but still clinging to their stumps. MINUTES TO BURN (2001) Once you have a rough sketch, draw a grid of faint pencil lines over it and over your drawing surface. Learn to Draw Cats (1999) Kenworthy made a rough sketch of the design in his notebook: Was this similar to the Pentangle of mediaeval magic? THE INNOCENTS AT HOME (A SUPERINTENDENT KENWORTHY NOVEL) That concludes the rough sketch of the terrain; now begins the journey. PLACEBO: The Belief Effect (2003) Only a rough sketch of Laurie taming a horse. Little Women (1869) Rid yourself of rough skin with this supermoisturising minty mask. Times, Sunday Times Tackle hard, rough skin with this handy foot file. The Sun Run the spoon edge along the ginger and the rough skin should peel off easily. The Sun The electronic device buffs away rough skin for seriously smooth feet without any dry patches in sight. The Sun It's packed with plant oils to rehydrate dull or rough skin, but leaves limbs silky, not greasy. Times, Sunday Times The mild summer also provided a respite for birds and mammals, allowing many species to recover after the rough start to the year. Times, Sunday Times After a rough start to 2016, commodities have rebounded - albeit from deep lows. Times, Sunday Times He had a rough start in life. The Sun It got off to a rough start. Times, Sunday Times A rough start to the year ended with stock markets soaring to record highs. Times, Sunday Times The most probable cause of the inferno was a tyre bursting on the rough surface, sending debris flying into the engine. Times, Sunday Times He said that the scrapes, or 'brush abrasions', were the result of striking a rough surface such as a wall or a floor. Times, Sunday Times Leave to cool, add the mash and fork a rough surface. Times, Sunday Times Rubber struggles to form a perfectly tight fit all of the time and in all conditions with the rough surface of the wellbore wall. Times, Sunday Times If it has a whitish-yellow coating, he needs to use a scraper to get rid of the bacteria that are embedded into its rough surface. Times, Sunday Times Add a pinch of salt, then blitz with a hand blender until you have a sauce with a slightly rough texture. Times, Sunday Times Sand the existing surface to create a 'key' (a slightly rough texture that new coats will stick to), then fill any holes. Times, Sunday Times There are no shredded stems, no rough texture, and a great balance of simple flavours. Times, Sunday Times That's not always the case - dehydration and antioxidant shortage can create a lack of fullness and a rough texture on our skin. The Sun The rough texture of the branches, in contrast with the tulips, really emphasizes their softness and satiny quality. Globe and Mail The first produced a rough translation, then a second one worked through it. Times, Sunday Times I asked for a rough translation. The Sun Turns out the paddle isn’t a paddle at all, but a short club called a kotiate — a rough translation yields: to cut or divide the liver. Smithsonian Mag Happily, a rough translation of what she was saying started filtering through my earpiece. Times, Sunday Times The rough translations produced were sufficient to get a basic understanding of the articles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The expected rough water never materialised and the wind dropped, ensuring there was no chance of a sinking. Times, Sunday Times So when the rough water came, we were not on our heels. Times, Sunday Times Like his marriage, his career as a writer hits rough water. Times, Sunday Times Rough water, night operations in low visibility, damage from debris and a lack of brakes with a strong tide running would wreck schedules. Times, Sunday Times A senior canoeing instructor said he believed that the kayaks involved were of a type that were difficult to control in rough water. Times, Sunday Times Yet somehow he rides, with seeming ease, the rough waves of negative media attention. Times, Sunday Times They are almost impossible to see among rough waves. Times, Sunday Times High tides from rough waves and the storm surge reached 6.2 ft, the highest tide since 1926. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Voyagers are advised to check the weather before boarding, as rough waves can cause sea sickness for many passengers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There, the hurricane ended up bringing light winds and rough waves. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They have offered easy birdwatching in rough weather. Times, Sunday Times Thicker and tougher petals mean bedding plants have improved resistance to rough weather. The Sun At some stage during deployment, things may get hairy — rough weather, perhaps. Times, Sunday Times The pilot had warned of possible rough weather. Times, Sunday Times In the rough weather we have been having, more great northern divers have been seen just offshore. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 粗糙的, 粗鲁的 Japanese: 粗い, 手荒な |
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