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单词 harsh
释义 harsh
I. \ˈhärsh, ˈhȧsh\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: alteration of earlier harsk, from Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian harsk rancid, harsh, Swedish härsk rancid; akin to Middle Low German harsch rough, and probably to Latin carrere to card — more at chard
1. : having a coarse or uneven surface : rough to the touch : shaggy
 < a small terrier with a harsh dense coat — Dict. of Sports >
 < granite stones harsh with lichen — Nancy Hale >
specifically : difficult to manipulate and finish because of too many large particles of aggregate in proportion to the amount of fine particles
 < harsh mortar >
 < harsh concrete >
2.
 a. : disagreeable to taste or smell : raw, acrid, irritating
  < the cognac was harsh — Winifred Bambrick >
  < a very irritating, pungent, harsh smoke — W.W.Garver >
 b. : disagreeable to the ear : grating, strident, jarring
  < her harsh voice was full of power and humor — G.W.Brace >
  < music … requires sounds of many contrasting kinds: harsh as well as mellow — Robert Donington >
 c. : disagreeable to the eye : stark
  < harsh dull greens and blacks — Roger Fry >
  < a harsh, almost a violent, face — Claudia Cassidy >
 specifically photography : hard
 d. : physically disagreeable : uncomfortable
  < wild and harsh country, full of hot sand and the cholla cactus — S.H.Adams >
  < harsh north wind — Osbert Sitwell >
  < harsh lives of toil in sweatshops and mines >
3.
 a. : sharply unpleasant or rigorous : stern
  < the harsh facts of court delays in our city — S.H.Hofstadter >
  < could be done by a woman as easily as by a man … provided discipline were harsh enough — Lewis Mumford >
 b. : severe, exacting, cruel
  < as harsh and unlovable an old tyrant as one could well imagine — Sat. Eve. Post >
4. : lacking in aesthetic grace or refinement : crude
 < a harsh and sometimes unpleasant book, barren of pretty touches — Brendan Gill >
Synonyms: see rough
II. adverb
: harshly
 < with harsh-resounding trumpets' dreadful bray — Shakespeare >
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