| 单词 | rasp |
| 释义 | rasp (once / 2038 pages) vn When you rasp, you either file wood with a metal tool, or you speak in a harsh, irritating voice. Your rasp-y voice might get you a gig as a lounge singer, but probably not as a preschool teacher. The tool called a rasp is a special kind of wood file that's much coarser than sandpaper, and when you use it, you rasp. If you've ever cared for a horse's hooves, you may have also used a rasp to file them. The "speak gratingly" meaning of rasp comes from the "scraping" sense of the word. If your voice sounds like a rasp against a rough surface, you're rasping. WORD FAMILYrasp: rasped, rasping, rasps, raspy+/rasping: raspingly, raspings/raspy: raspily USAGE EXAMPLESHis voice, a Bronx rasp, shades the world in italics. Washington Post(Nov 29, 2016) The presence of scratches on the inner surface of Alfred’s teeth suggest he was rasping his tongue along the back of them when feeding. The Guardian(Nov 29, 2016) In France’s previous qualifier, he struck the winner in a 1-0 win away to the Netherlands with a rasping 30-meter strike. Washington Times(Nov 11, 2016) 1v scrape with a rasp Hyper abrade, abrase, corrade, rub down, rub off wear away 2v utter in a grating voice Hyper mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize express in speech 3n a coarse file with sharp pointed projections Syn|Hyper wood file file a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal 4n uttering in an irritated tone Syn|Hyper rasping utterance, vocalization the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication |
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