gruff

英 [ɡrʌf]

美 [ɡrʌf]

adj.  低沉粗哑的; 生硬的; 冷淡的; 态度生硬的

最高级：gruffest　复数：gruffs　比较级：gruffer　

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BNC.19553 / COCA.16108

牛津词典

adj.

• 低沉粗哑的；生硬的
  deep and rough, and often sounding unfriendly
• 冷淡的；态度生硬的
  unfriendly and impatient
  1. Beneath his gruff exterior, he's really very kind-hearted.
     他外表冷漠，心地却十分善良。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （嗓音）粗哑的，低沉的
  Agruffvoice sounds low and rough.
  1. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 粗暴的；脾气坏的
  If you describe someone asgruff, you mean that they seem rather unfriendly or bad-tempered.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• Despitethe politeness of the man's words, his tone sounded gruff and official.
  那人虽然措辞有礼，但语调生硬，官腔实足。
• "What's wrong with Tiny, Doc?" he asked in a gruff voice.
  大夫，蒂尼怎么了？他粗声粗气地问。
• He could be gruff and monosyllabic.
  他说话噎人，且话不多。
• The short low gruff noise of the kind made by pigs.
  猪发出的那种短促、低沉、粗哑的声音。
• Defarge looked gloomily at his wife, and gave no other answer than a gruff sound of acquiescence.
  德伐日阴沉地望了望他的妻子，只哼了一声表示默认，却没说话。
• Pardon me if I sound gruff; I've not a frog in my throat this morning?
  要是我的声音沙哑，请原谅，今天早晨我得了咽喉炎。
• The story sets are based on the following fairy tales: Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Little Red Ridinghood, Three Billy Goats Gruff, and the Three Little Pigs.
  故事套装是以金发姑娘和三只熊，小红帽，三只比利山羊和三只小猪等童话故事为基础的。
• She was a somewhat gruff companion on our expeditions.
  她是我们的探险考察途中一个有点儿脾气的旅伴。
• 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。
• He was gruff with the doctor, afraid to let her see how embarrassed he was.
  他对医生很不耐烦，害怕让她发现他有多么窘迫。