| 词汇 | gruff |
| 释义 | gruff adjective uk /ɡrʌf/ us /ɡrʌf/ (of a person's voice) low and unfriendly, or (of a person's behaviour) unfriendly or showing no patience: （声音）低沉而生硬的，粗声粗气的;（行为）不友好的，不耐烦的，粗暴的 "Yeah, so what?" came the gruff reply.“是的，那又怎样？”对方生硬地回答道。 He's quite a sweet man beneath the gruff exterior.他外表冷漠内心善良。 Compare hoarse near the bottom of a range of sounds lowThose notes are too low for me. low-pitchedThe low-pitched rumble of the train shook the house. gutturalArabic contains guttural sounds that are difficult for non-Arabic speakers to say properly. throatyShe gave a loud, throaty laugh. Describing qualities of the human voice adenoidal aloud be dripping with somethingidiom boomy bray breathy brittle chocolatey fruity multi-voiced nasality nasally pitchy purringly soft-spoken stentorian toned toneless voiced wispily You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Not being friendly Related wordsgruffly gruffness gruff | American Dictionarygruff adjective[ -er/-est only ] us/ɡrʌf/ dealing with people in a way that lacks patience and seems unfriendly: He has that gruff exterior, but underneath he’s very kind. If a person’s voice is gruff, it sounds low and slightly damaged. grufflyadverbus/ˈɡrʌf·li/ "You drive," Casey gruffly told Jack. Examples of gruffgruff The gruff vocals are treated with a lot of reverb and brief phrases are spat out rather than sung. She heard the voices change in response to the shimmering, becoming more melodic, and to the grunge, becoming more gruff, and worked with these tendencies. For example, when a boy is enacting a toy dinosaur, he uses a deep, gruff voice. He duly did, creating a language appropriate to these gruff, snarling warrior aliens (see panel). More than 6 feet tall and muscular, he was cast in the mould of a soldier and conveyed a natural air of command, but he was gruff and domineering. Rizq was usually gruff and did not mince words. It took the form of a gruff and laconic telephone call, appropriate for the person issuing the invitation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I got a very gruff reply, telling me that the son was not eligible for release, because he was not a partner in the firm. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A middle-aged, gruff schoolmaster was showing it to them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This combination saw him easily cast as a villain, or, less frequently as a gruff, edgy heroic lead. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. But there's a basic decency there behind the gruff exterior, and he can occasionally surprise viewers with acts of tenderness. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Gruff, sarcastic, and always spoiling for a fight, he isn't above resorting to dirty tricks to take down an enemy. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He has a gruff voice, which reflects his courage and toughness. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Her uncle is shown to be a gruff man very critical of the slightest disorder. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Snively was known to be outspoken and gruff in his business dealings, but was also known as a humanitarian. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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