| 单词 | gruff |
| 释义 | gruff (grʌf ) 1. adjective A gruff voice sounds low and rough. He picked up the phone expecting to hear the chairman's gruff voice. Synonyms: hoarse, rough, harsh, rasping gruffly adverb 'Well, never mind now,' he said gruffly. 2. adjective If you describe someone as gruff, you mean that they seem rather unfriendly or bad-tempered. His gruff exterior concealed one of the kindest hearts. Collocations: gruff voice A gruff voice comes on the telephone:'Hello! Times, Sunday Times (2017) In a gruff voice, he gave the man a piece of his mind. The Politics of Redress - crime, punishment and penal abolition (1989) Come to me, he said in a gruff voice. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Just then came a knock at the door of the hut, and a gruff voice asked them to open the door. The Treasure Seekers (1899) |
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