单词 | rough stuff |
释义 | rough stuff in British Englishnoun informal violence violence in British English (ˈvaɪələns) noun 1. the exercise or an instance of physical force, usually effecting or intended to effectinjuries, destruction, etc 2. powerful, untamed, or devastating force the violence of the sea 3. great strength of feeling, as in language, etc; fervour 4. an unjust, unwarranted, or unlawful display of force, esp such as tends to overawe or intimidate 5. do violence to rough stuff in American Englishnoun informal 1. violence, as physical assault, torture or shooting 2. unnecessary violence or infractions of the rules, as in sports 3. blatant vulgarity or obscenity Word origin [1885–90]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: lineup, reactor, sensitization, toner, twoferExamples of 'rough stuff' in a sentence |
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