Rasp



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. ( 声音) 像挫东西一样刺耳
• ［英］ v. ( 声音) 像挫东西一样刺耳 ( make a harsh noise)

Webster Collegiate

I. verb

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French *rasper, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German raspōn to scrape together
• Date: 14th century
• transitive verb
  • 1. to rub with something rough; specifically to abrade with a rasp
  • 2. to grate upon ; irritate
  • 3. to utter in a raspy tone
• intransitive verb
  • 1. scrape
  • 2. to produce a grating sound
• ? rasper noun
• ? raspingly adverb

II. noun

• Date: circa 1512
• 1. a coarse file with cutting points instead of lines
• 2. something used for rasping
• 3.
  • a. an act of rasping
  • b. a rasping sound, sensation, or effect

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