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单词 gruff
释义
gruffgruff /ɡrʌf/ adjective Word Origin
WORD ORIGINgruff
Origin:
1400-1500 Dutch grof
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • "If this happens again,'' said Dad, in a gruff voice, "I shall be extremely angry!''
  • Dad can be gruff and impatient at times.
  • He was an irritable old man, who seldom spoke except to say a gruff hello.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • And when he wept he was not gruff.
  • He alarmed us as children: he had a gruff manner, a game leg and a pronounced cast in one eye.
  • He muttered gruff compliments and showed his student how to prepare a palette.
  • He stared up at the gruff old man who was so kind to him.
  • He was kind of gruff and all.
  • You listen to his gruff voice giving orders to his crew as they row him out to his ketch.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatora rough voice
not sounding soft or gentle, especially because the person speaking is angry or rude: · "What are you doing in here?'' shouted the farmer in a rough voice.rough with: · Fran was shaking her urgently, his voice rough with concern.
deep and rough, as if the sounds are produced deep down in your throat: · Julie had a throaty voice that made her sound older than she was.· She always spoke with a throaty German accent.
slightly rough, as though you have a sore throat, but also attractive and deep: · Stephen put his arms around her and his voice became a soft, husky whisper.· Caron Wheeler's rich, husky vocal is perfect for the song's mellow soulfulness.
deep and rough, especially when the speaker is feeling annoyed or being rude and does not want to talk much: · "If this happens again,'' said Dad, in a gruff voice, "I shall be extremely angry!''· He was an irritable old man, who seldom spoke except to say a gruff hello.
rough and not very clear, especially because your throat is sore as a result of illness or too much shouting, singing etc: · You sound very hoarse. Do you have a cold?· His voice dropped to a hoarse whisper.shout yourself hoarse British (=shout so much that you become hoarse): · He had shouted himself hoarse in his frenzied efforts to attract attention.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· A gruff voice commanded us to enter.· You listen to his gruff voice giving orders to his crew as they row him out to his ketch.· He heard a man's gruff voice and a loud slap, followed by familiar lilting laughter.· The victim said he stood out because of his short size and deep, gruff voice.
speaking in a rough unfriendly voice:  His manner can be rather gruff. a gruff reply His voice became gruff.gruffly adverbgruffness noun [uncountable]
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