英:[grʌf]
美:[ɡrʌf]
英:[grʌf]
美:[ɡrʌf]
gruffish (adj.), gruffly (adv.), gruffness (n.)
Adjective
1. brusque and surly and forbidding;
"crusty remarks"
"a crusty old man"
"his curmudgeonly temper"
"gruff manner"
"a gruff reply"
2. deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion;
"gruff voices"
"the dog's gruff barking"
"hoarse cries"
"makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky"- Virgil Thomson
1530年代,用于物理事物,“粗糙的,粗糙的”,源自中古荷兰语或中古低地德语 grof “粗糙(质量),厚,大”,起源不确定,有些人认为与古英语 hreof,古诺尔斯语 hrjufr “粗糙,有疥瘩”的相关,带有日耳曼语系的完成前缀 ga-。关于举止,“粗鲁的,板着脸的”,在1690年代。相关: Gruffness。
Adjective Dutch grof; akin to Old High German grob coarse, hruf scurf — more at dandruff Verb derivative of gruff >entry 1
The first known use of gruff was in 1691
gruntnoun
the deep short sound made by a hog
a similar sound
any of numerous marine fishes related to the snappers
gruntnoun
the deep short sound made by a hog
a similar sound
any of numerous marine fishes related to the snappers
gruntnoun
the deep short sound made by a hog
a similar sound
any of numerous marine fishes related to the snappers
grungyadjective
being in a shabby or dirty condition
grumpnoun
grouch sense 2
grumbleverb
to mutter in discontent
rumble entry 1
grumbleverb
to mutter in discontent
rumble entry 1
gruffadjective
rough or stern in manner, speech, or look
a gruff reply
being deep and harsh : hoarse
a gruff voice
gruffadjective
rough or stern in manner, speech, or look
a gruff reply
being deep and harsh : hoarse
a gruff voice
1 Roger Morris lay about looking sleepy, making gruff observations about Day’s smoking habit.
2 His gruff hoarse voice struck my ears.
他那粗重嘶哑的嗓音传入了我的耳中。
3 Hugh Rodham was a gruff, tough-talking Republican who, to say the least, was suspicious of me.
休。罗德姆是一个态度生硬、言辞犀利的共和党人,最起码他对我不信任。
4 There was a moment of silence before Hayes’ gruff, “Yeah, what’s up?” came crackling through the speaker.
5 The shrew seemed uncertain for a moment, then she stormed back in her low gruff voice, “I am Guosim, and you still haven’t told me what you want in shrew territory.”
6 And their voices were unnaturally gruff and gritty.
7 When he turned the corner he bellowed, in his best gruff voice " the rule is ten! "
一转过拐角, 他就用粗哑的嗓子喊道: “ 只能摘10个! ”
8 "He believes my gruff demeanor is the reason you disobeyed orders in the garden."
9 Growing up, it had been male alcohol, gruff and inelegant.
10 The clatter of falling rock was louder, punctuated by the gruff talk of men at work.
岩石落下的轰隆声更加响亮, 并不时地被正在干活的人的生硬谈话所打断.
11 “Who is it?” his gruff voice boomed through the closed door.
12 His gruff exterior concealed one of the kindest hearts.
他粗暴的外表下藏着一颗非常善良的心。
13 In his mind he could hear his father's gruff voice softly singing to him.
14 Mr. Barkis seemed gruff and answered dryly.
巴奇斯先生的样子好象有气似的,回答的口气也很冷淡.
15 The gruff voice was gruffer than ever, as the old gentleman said abruptly, after the dreadful pause, “So you’re not afraid of me, hey?”
16 He walks with his shoulders square and has a gruff, commanding voice.
17 He picked up the phone expecting to hear the chairman's gruff voice.
他拿起电话,心想会听到主席粗哑的嗓音。
18 His gruff hoarse voice struck my ears.
他那粗重嘶哑的嗓音传入了我的耳中。
19 Constance’s gruff voice growled into her ear, “Be still, fox, or I’ll snap your neck like a dead twig!”
20 He picked up the phone expecting to hear the chairman's gruff voice.
他拿起电话等着听主席那粗哑的声音。
1 冷淡
off cool clinical thin distant chilly frosty frigid impersonal aloof uninterested unconcerned half-hearted ice-cold passionless unwelcoming stand-offish stony-faced thinly weakly coldly coolly drily distance indifference coldness cool down cool off
3 粗鲁
crude rude ignorant abusive coarse abrasive abrupt vulgar bearish Neanderthal unpolished uncouth impudent boorish ill-tempered unrepeatable loutish ill-bred slobbish rudely coarsely crudely ignorantly gruffly vulgarly impudently boorishly rudeness vulgarity coarseness incivility abrasiveness gruffness boorishness vulgarize
4 不友好的
difficult cool remote funny sour hostile icy chilly brittle abrasive horrid unfriendly offhand wintry surly haughty unapproachable churlish offish meanly
5 粗暴的
wild rough violent rugged rude bearish crusty rowdy surly rambunctious truculent tameless tough abrasive ill-natured masculine boisterous tyrannical kick-ass ungentle doggish heavy-handed discourteous brutal raucous churlish stern coarse savage outrageous brute abrupt stormy sultry wanton brutish brusque sanguinary yob kickass acerb Vandemonian robust forceful disorderly roughneck unchristian farouche rampageous larrikin chuffy
6 粗嗄的
7 脾气坏的
splenetical mean vicious grumpy cursed streaky petulant grouchy morose cantankerous ornery churlish snagged bad-tempered splenetic acidulous liverish snaggy frumpish currish spleenful
9 无礼
short flip nasty rude insulting indecent sassy brash irreverent surly saucy insolent impudent boorish unceremonious indelicate forward nerve gall insolence forwardness solecism malapert offenseful fresh rough offensive dirty savage offhand flippant immodest churlish lippy ungracious disobliging contumelious offhanded solecistic affrontive freshly sideways injury sauce slight offense gut crust outrage disrespect presumption affront indignity irreverence porky incivility impertinence discourtesy snash
13 不耐烦
14 粗野
rough gross robust rugged rude ignorant rustic vulgar indecent insolent uncouth mucky boorish unmannerly ill-bred insolence grossness barbarize
15 粗鲁的
crude rude ignorant abusive coarse abrasive abrupt vulgar bearish Neanderthal unpolished uncouth impudent boorish ill-tempered unrepeatable loutish ill-bred slobbish
16 粗厉
17 乖戾
cross ugly sour cynical crusty surly cantankerous crabbed bilious froward awry asperity verjuice
19 无礼的
short flip nasty rude insulting indecent sassy brash irreverent surly saucy insolent impudent boorish unceremonious indelicate forward malapert offenseful fresh rough offensive dirty savage offhand flippant immodest churlish lippy ungracious disobliging contumelious offhanded solecistic affrontive porky
20 粗野的
rough gross robust rugged rude ignorant rustic vulgar indecent insolent uncouth mucky boorish unmannerly ill-bred
21 不耐烦的
22 嘎声的
23 粗厉的
25 粗暴地说
26 不友好
difficult cool remote funny sour hostile icy chilly brittle abrasive horrid unfriendly offhand wintry surly haughty unapproachable churlish offish coolly meanly hostility meanness alienate on the outs
28 粗暴
wild rough violent rugged rude bearish crusty rowdy surly rambunctious truculent tameless roughly churlishly roughness asperity churlishness crustiness fellness with gloves off without gloves tough abrasive ill-natured bang rudely masculine boisterous tyrannical kick-ass ungentle doggish heavy-handed discourteous brutal raucous churlish brutality stern coarse savage outrageous brute abrupt stormy sultry wanton brutish brusque sanguinary yob kickass acerb brazen storminess beastliness brusquerie Vandemonian robust forceful disorderly roughneck unchristian farouche rampageous larrikin chuffy barbarity Gothicism growl by the head and ears
30 脾气暴躁的
31 冷淡的
cool clinical thin distant chilly frosty frigid impersonal uninterested unconcerned half-hearted ice-cold passionless unwelcoming stand-offish stony-faced
32 声音粗哑的