| 单词 | rough-and-ready |
| 释义 | rough-and-ready[ ruhf-uhn-red-ee ] / ˈrʌf ənˈrɛd i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rough-and-ready ON THESAURUS.COM adjectiverough, rude, or crude, but good enough for the purpose: a rough-and-ready estimate of future expenses. exhibiting or showing rough vigor rather than refinement or delicacy: a cowboy—the rough-and-ready type. Origin of rough-and-readyFirst recorded in 1800–10 OTHER WORDS FROM rough-and-readyrough-and-read·i·ness, nounWords nearby rough-and-readyrouge et noir, Rouget cell, Rouget de Lisle, rough, roughage, rough-and-ready, rough-and-tumble, roughback, rough bluegrass, rough breathing, roughcast Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rough-and-readyBritish Dictionary definitions for rough-and-readyrough-and-ready adjectivecrude, unpolished, or hastily prepared, but sufficient for the purpose (of a person) without formality or refinement; rudely vigorous Derived forms of rough-and-readyrough-and-readiness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with rough-and-readyrough and ready Unrefined or makeshift but available for use or action, as in The agenda is somewhat rough and ready, but it covers the main issues. [First half of 1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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