| 单词 | to rough it |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto rough it P1. transitive. to rough it: to face or submit to hardships, rough or basic accommodation, etc.; to do without ordinary conveniences or luxuries; to live in a rough way. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > be in adversity [verb (intransitive)] > endure hardships to rough it1768 to feel the pinch1861 1768 J. Byron Narr. Patagonia 205 We were obliged to ruff it the whole passage. 1796 G. Washington Writings (1892) XIII. 341 Never having been accustomed to shift or rough it. 1826 W. Scott Jrnl. 20 Nov. (1939) 280 The..expense of travelling..has mounted high. I am too old to rough it. 1879 ‘G. Eliot’ Theophrastus Such ii. 37 Roughing it with them under difficulties. 1900 W. Cather Eric Hermannson's Soul in S. O'Brien Willa Cather Stories (1987) 97 It was still customary for moneyed gentlemen to send their scapegrace sons to rough it on ranches in the wilds of Nebraska or Dakota. 1959 M. Renault Charioteer vii. 164 He was keen on adventure, and roughing it, and all that. 2002 Rough Guide Caribbean vi. 344 The stunning Barahona coastline is..perfect for independent travellers willing to rough it a bit. < as lemmas |
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