rough-hewn

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Industryrough-hewnˌrough-ˈhewn adjective TIROUGH/NOT SMOOTHrough-hewn wood or stone has been cut without much care and its surface is not yet smoothExamples from the Corpusrough-hewn• The rough-hewn cemetery where his son lies buried.• The glossy conventions of Hollywood were spurned in favour of a rough-hewn cinematic style more suited to the reality at hand.• But once the land is thus rough-hewn it is shaped by other forces.• But he was no ordinary rough-hewn miner.• Despite its rough-hewn reputation, the street is not a particularly dangerous spot these days, according to Merrill.• She traced a pattern over the rough-hewn stone of the sill, while behind her there was no sound of retreating footsteps.• About the life-matches that had been brewed here, come to life under this moon, and these rough-hewn walls.

单词	rough-hewn
释义	rough-hewn From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Industryrough-hewnˌrough-ˈhewn adjective TIROUGH/NOT SMOOTHrough-hewn wood or stone has been cut without much care and its surface is not yet smoothExamples from the Corpusrough-hewn• The rough-hewn cemetery where his son lies buried.• The glossy conventions of Hollywood were spurned in favour of a rough-hewn cinematic style more suited to the reality at hand.• But once the land is thus rough-hewn it is shaped by other forces.• But he was no ordinary rough-hewn miner.• Despite its rough-hewn reputation, the street is not a particularly dangerous spot these days, according to Merrill.• She traced a pattern over the rough-hewn stone of the sill, while behind her there was no sound of retreating footsteps.• About the life-matches that had been brewed here, come to life under this moon, and these rough-hewn walls.
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