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

• 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。
• His rumpled appearance and gruff voice.
  他那满是皱纹的面孔和粗哑的嗓门。
• Famed fictional detective Sherlock Holmes and his gruff assistant Doctor Watson pitch their tent while on a camping expedition, but in the middle of the night Holmes nudges Watson awake and questions him.
  著名的侦探福尔摩斯和他的助手华森医生在他们探险的营地搭好了帐篷，到了半夜，福尔摩斯推醒了还在酣睡的华森并问他。
• 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。
• Although he has a gruff manner, he is really very kind.
  虽然他态度粗鲁，其实他心地很好。
• Beneath the gruff exterior, you're a sap.
  粗犷的外表下，你就是个笨蛋。
• She said you were used to all kinds of things-splendours and amusements and excitements. A gruff voice jars on one's nerves.
  她说你习惯于一切豪华、娱乐和刺激。粗声粗气的声音刺激人的神经。
• "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 only roar in a gruff voice.
  他仅能以沙哑的声音吼叫着。
• 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。