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单词 hoarsely
释义
hoarsehoarse /hɔːs $ hɔːrs/ adjective Word Origin
WORD ORIGINhoarse
Origin:
Old English has
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • He had shouted himself hoarse in his frenzied efforts to attract attention.
  • His voice dropped to a hoarse whisper.
  • You sound very hoarse. Do you have a cold?
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • From below there were the hoarse confused cries of the mob.
  • His voice was hoarse as a raven's croak.
  • I have imagined him bravely making himself walk down the steps and face the hoarse shouts and attacks of the bigger boys.
  • Rachel moved with a hoarse cry, groping blindly for support, trying to reach the sofas, shaking like a leaf.
  • She screamed, a hoarse tenor noise, and fought.
  • The Milanese cheered until they were hoarse.
  • Yeb whispers a hoarse sorry in my ear.
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.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=shout until your throat is sore)· Matthew shouted himself hoarse until he was discovered.
· Her voice came out as a hoarse whisper.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· He had brown wavy hair and a hoarse voice that was in the process of breaking.· Her hoarse voice had been toned down, almost hushed, while she questioned Ada.· He demanded twice, in an extremely hoarse voice, where I was from.· I said in a hoarse voice.
if you are hoarse, or if your voice is hoarse, you speak in a low rough voice, for example because your throat is sore:  He was hoarse from laughing.hoarse voice/whisper/groan etchoarsely adverbhoarseness noun [uncountable]
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