Gruff
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- adj. ( 指人, 声音) 粗野的
- ［英］ adj. ( 指人, 声音) 粗野的 ( rough; hoarse)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
I. adjective
- Etymology: Dutch grof; akin to Old High German grob coarse, hruf scurf — more at dandruff
- Date: 1691
- 1. rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect <a gruff reply>
- 2. being deep and harsh ; hoarse <a gruff voice>
- Synonyms: see bluff
- ? gruffly adverb
- ? gruffness noun
II. transitive verb
- Date: 1706
- to utter in a gruff voice or manner
