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单词 throaty
释义
throatythroat‧y /ˈθrəʊti $ ˈθroʊ-/ adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • "Be quiet," she said in a throaty voice.
  • Julie had a throaty voice that made her sound older than she was.
  • She always spoke with a throaty German accent.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • But instead of the tinny rippling of coils, San Franciscans heard the throaty roar of rock.
  • Each indrawn breath was a little throaty snore.
  • Instead, I laugh, a throaty, superior laugh.
  • The crickets sing on, their throaty croaking rising and falling a pitch or two, as the evening passes into night.
  • Then I hear a soft, throaty sound from his bed, like the chuckle of a horse.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatora rough voice
not sounding soft or gentle, especially because the person speaking is angry or rude: · "What are you doing in here?'' shouted the farmer in a rough voice.rough with: · Fran was shaking her urgently, his voice rough with concern.
deep and rough, as if the sounds are produced deep down in your throat: · Julie had a throaty voice that made her sound older than she was.· She always spoke with a throaty German accent.
slightly rough, as though you have a sore throat, but also attractive and deep: · Stephen put his arms around her and his voice became a soft, husky whisper.· Caron Wheeler's rich, husky vocal is perfect for the song's mellow soulfulness.
deep and rough, especially when the speaker is feeling annoyed or being rude and does not want to talk much: · "If this happens again,'' said Dad, in a gruff voice, "I shall be extremely angry!''· He was an irritable old man, who seldom spoke except to say a gruff hello.
rough and not very clear, especially because your throat is sore as a result of illness or too much shouting, singing etc: · You sound very hoarse. Do you have a cold?· His voice dropped to a hoarse whisper.shout yourself hoarse British (=shout so much that you become hoarse): · He had shouted himself hoarse in his frenzied efforts to attract attention.
a throaty laugh, cough, voice etc sounds low and roughthroatily adverbthroatiness noun [countable, uncountable]
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