英语词汇“gruff”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	gruff
释义	gruff I. \ˈgrəf\ adjective (-er/-est) Etymology: from earlier grof, groiff, from Dutch grof, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old High German grob, gerob thick, coarse, hruf pock, scurf — more at dandruff 1. now chiefly Scotland : having a coarse texture : coarse-grained 2. : rough or stern in manner, speech, or aspect : severe, harsh, ungracious < a gruff burly man > < gruff of manner and slow of speech — Ross Annett > < gave a gruff, uneasy laugh — W.H.Wright > < covered his … friendly nature with a gruff exterior — Bruce Bliven b. 1889 > 3. : deep and harsh : low-pitched and rough or hoarse < spoke in a series of gruff barks — Dorothy Sayers > < heard the gruff voice of her father raised in anger — Christopher Bloom > Synonyms: see bluff II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) : to utter in a gruff voice or manner < “hurry it up,” he gruffed at the hose tender — Wirt Williams > < gruffed: “This is the first time I've ever been called a handmaiden” — Time >
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