gruff

US [ɡrʌf]
UK [ɡrʌf]
  • adj.低沉沙哑的；生硬的；冷淡的；态度生硬的
  • Web粗暴的；粗鲁的；粗哑的
Comparative Degree：gruffer  Superlative：gruffest  

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gruff
adj.
1.
低沉沙哑的；生硬的deep and rough, and often sounding unfriendly
2.
冷淡的；态度生硬的unfriendly and impatient
Beneath his gruff exterior, he's really very kind-hearted.
他外表冷漠，心地却十分善良。

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Definition:
AllAll,低沉沙哑的低沉沙哑的,生硬的生硬的,冷淡的冷淡的,态度生硬的态度生硬的,粗暴的粗暴的,粗鲁的粗鲁的,粗哑的粗哑的
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1.
I hope there ain't, but I can't make so 'Nation sure of that, ' said the guard, in gruff soliloquy.
“我倒也希望没有问题，可我他妈的放心不下，”那卫兵粗声粗气地自言自语。
" wǒ dào yě xī wàng méi yǒu wèn tí , kě wǒ tā mā de fàng xīn bù xià , " nà wèi bīng cū shēng cū qì de zì yán zì yǔ 。
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2.
To which the admirably gruff Johnston replied, courtesy of US Weekly: "She was full of it. "
对于这些，约翰斯顿借《美国周刊》极为生硬地回应道：“她身上充满了有抱负的色情。”
duì yú zhè xiē , yuē hàn sī dùn jiè 《 měi guó zhōu kān 》 jí wéi shēng yìng de huí yìng dào : " tā shēn shàng chōng mǎn le yǒu bào fù de sè qíng 。 "
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3.
"Half of Cuba lives off the black market, " he said with a gruff smile. "And the other half depends on it. To me, it is unstoppable. "
“一半的古巴人靠黑市为生，”他说话的时候带着种粗鲁的微笑。“另一半人的生活依赖黑市。对于我来说，它是不可阻挡的。”
" yí bàn de gǔ bā rén kào hēi shì wéi shēng , " tā shuō huà de shí hou dài zhe zhòng cū lǔ de wēi xiào 。 " lìng yí bàn rén de shēng huó yī lài hēi shì 。 duì yú wǒ lái shuō , tā shì bù kě zǔ dǎng de 。 "
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4.
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。
xiū . luó dé mǔ shì yī gè tài du shēng yìng 、 yán cí xī lì de gòng hé dǎng rén , zuì qǐ mǎ tā duì wǒ bù xìn rèn 。
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5.
If she is as gruff as President [as she was in civil service], it will be a problem for her.
如果她像总统一样粗暴（就像她在行政部门时），将会对她是个问题。
rú guǒ tā xiàng zǒng tǒng yí yàng cū bào ( jiù xiàng tā zài xíng zhèng bù mén shí ) , jiāng huì duì tā shì gè wèn tí 。
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6.
Mr. Pierce kept studying the menu with an air of good-natured seriousness, quizzing his son from time to time with gruff but genial banter.
皮尔斯先生还在看菜单，看起来那样温和又庄重，还时不时用粗哑但又亲切的嗓音询问他儿子。
pí ěr sī xiān sheng hái zài kàn cài dān , kàn qǐ lái nà yàng wēn hé yòu zhuāng zhòng , hái shí bù shí yòng cū yǎ dàn yòu qīn qiè de sǎng yīn xún wèn tā ér zǐ 。
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7.
Mr Bolton has been criticised for his gruff manner, which some suggest has hampered him in his goal of internal reform at the UN.
波尔顿的粗暴态度遭致批评，有些人认为这将阻碍他推行联合国内部改革的目标。
bō ěr dùn de cū bào tài du zāo zhì pī píng , yǒu xiē rén rèn wéi zhè jiāng zǔ ài tā tuī xíng lián hé guó nèi bù gǎi gé de mù biāo 。
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8.
The Duke had many of the most acclaimed virtues of his era: He was hard-working, patriotic, gruff and looked plausible on a horse.
公爵在他的时代有很多为人称道的优点：他勤劳，爱国，声音沙哑却口齿伶俐。
gōng jué zài tā de shí dài yǒu hěn duō wèi rén chēng dào de yōu diǎn : tā qín láo , ài guó , shēng yīn shā yǎ què kǒu chǐ líng lì 。
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9.
He had a sweet, low manner of speaking, and pronounced his words as you do: that's less gruff than we talk here, and softer.
他有一种悦耳的低声的说话口气，而且吐字也跟你一样。比起我们这儿讲话来，没有那么粗声粗气的，却更为柔和些。
tā yǒu yī zhǒng yuè ěr de dī shēng de shuō huà kǒu qì , ér qiě tǔ zì yě gēn nǐ yí yàng 。 bǐ qǐ wǒ men zhè er jiǎng huà lái , méi yǒu nà me cū shēng cū qì de , què gèng wéi róu hé xiē 。
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10.
said the Great Big Bear in his great, rough, gruff voice.
大大熊用他的又大，又粗，又哑的声音说。
dà dà xióng yòng tā de yòu dà , yòu cū , yòu yǎ de shēng yīn shuō 。
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