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单词 roughhouse
释义 rough·house
I. \ˈrəfˌhau̇s\ noun
Etymology: rough (I) + house
: an outbreak of violence or rough boisterous play especially among occupants of a house or room
 < the horseplay turned to a roughhouse: snatching of trousers and smacks with the flat of hard hands, followed by clumsy steeplechases over the obstacles of beds — T.E.Lawrence >
II. \“also -au̇z\ verb
(roughhoused ; roughhoused ; roughhousing \-au̇ziŋalso -au̇siŋ\ ; roughhouses \-au̇zə̇z also -au̇sə̇z\)
transitive verb
1. : to handle or deal with roughly often in a spirit of fun : manhandle 2
 < intimidated and roughhoused their opponents >
 < young men engage in gymnastics and roughhouse each other — American Guide Series: New York City >
2. : to fondle (as a child) with playful roughness
 < babies … tickled or roughhoused — Benjamin Spock >
intransitive verb
: to engage in roughhouse
 < got to roughhousing in the rooms and nobody got any sleep — Henry La Cossitt >
III. \-au̇s\ adjective
: of, relating to, or characterized by roughhouse
 < roughhouse tactics >
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