Husky



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 声音沙哑的
• ［英］ adj. 声音沙哑的 ( sounding deep and hoarse; rough)
• ［类］ 反义词: delicate ( 优雅的; 精巧的)

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective (huskier; -est)

• Date: 1552
• resembling, containing, or full of husks

II. adjective (huskier; -est)

• Etymology: probably from husk huskiness, from obsolete husk to have a dry cough
• Date: circa 1722
• hoarse with or as if with emotion
• ? huskily adverb
• ? huskiness noun

III. noun (plural huskies)

• Etymology: shortening of Huskemaw, Uskemaw Eskimo, from Cree a?kime?w; akin to Montagnais (Algonquian language of eastern Canada) aiachkime8 Micmac, Eskimo — more at Eskimo
• Date: 1852
• 1. a heavy-coated working dog of the New World arctic region
• 2. Siberian husky

IV. noun (plural huskies)

• Date: 1864
• one that is husky

V. adjective (huskier; -est)

• Etymology: probably from ［sup］1［/sup］husk
• Date: 1869
• 1. burly, robust
• 2. large

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