单词 | coarsen |
释义 | coarsen (once / 22556 pages) v WORD FAMILY coarsen: coarsened, coarsening, coarsens+/coarse: coarsely, coarsen, coarseness, coarser, coarsest/coarseness: coarsenesses USAGE EXAMPLESImmigrants and minorities are fearful, bigots are emboldened, discourse is coarsened. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) Many people worry about the coarsening effect of the recent campaign and the impact of a Trump administration on American culture, and with good reason. Slate(Nov 11, 2016) Her skin had coarsened, tanned from all the time they were spending in the yard sitting beneath the brazen sun. Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns(2007) 1v make or become coarse or coarser coarsen the surface Their minds coarsened Hyper alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 2v make less subtle or refined coarsen one's ideals Hyper alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation |
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