coarse
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++coarse /kɔːs $ kɔːrs/ ●○○ adjective 1 ROUGH/NOT SMOOTHhaving a rough surface that feels slightly hard 粗的，粗糙的 SYN rough OPP smooth a jacket of coarse wool 粗羊毛夹克衫► see thesaurus at rough2 CSconsisting of threads or parts that are thick or large 粗线条构成的；粗的 OPP fine The coarse sand was hot and rough under her feet. 她脚下的粗沙又烫又硌脚。 tufts of coarse grass 一丛丛粗草3 RUDE/OBSCENEtalking in a rude and offensive way, especially about sex 粗鲁的；粗俗的；猥亵的 SYN crude coarse jokes 粗俗的玩笑 —coarsely adverb coarsely ground black pepper 粗磨黑胡椒粉 —coarseness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
coarse• Her straight hair, once dark brown, was becoming grey and coarse.• A coarse cloth was made from the local wool.• All the hospital beds were covered with coarse cotton sheets.• The former are usually coarse grained; the latter, fine grained or glassy.• Conversion to grassland also explains much of the loss of healthy shrubs, coarse grasses, cotton grass and rushes.• The fisherman's skin was dark and coarse, his hands big and strong.• Several comedians have been criticized for their coarse humor.• One grade coarser is twice the size of its predecessor and one grade finer is half the size.• She tried to ignore his coarse jokes and crude innuendoes -- he was obviously drunk.• But such coarse mutilation would not have fitted in with the polite way in which Perrault wished to retell his story.• She was emptying the contents of a stone mortar, a tobacco-colored crush of leaves, on to a scrap of coarse paper.• coarse sand• She touched it; it was dry and coarse to her touch.• Slice off the coarse top and the bottom tip of the carrot with a paring knife and discard.Origin coarse (1300-1400) Probably from course “(ordinary) way (of things)”coarse adjectiveChinese
having hard Corpus slightly rough feels a surface that
coarse
coarse /kɔːs $ kɔːrs/
adjective
SYN rough
OPP smooth:
a jacket of coarse wool
2. consisting of threads or parts that are thick or large
OPP fine:
The coarse sand was hot and rough under her feet.
tufts of coarse grass
3. talking in a rude and offensive way, especially about sex
SYN crude:
coarse jokes
—coarsely adverb:
coarsely ground black pepper
—coarseness noun [uncountable]
▪ rough having a surface that is not flat or smooth: rough ground | a rough mountain path | The walls were all rough. | Her hands were rough and work-hardened.
▪uneven an uneven surface has areas that are not flat or not all at the same level: The floor was uneven. | She climbed the uneven steps with great care.
▪bumpy a bumpy road, path, or area of land has a lot of holes and raised parts in it: the bumpy track down to the farm | The field was too bumpy to play football on. | a bumpy journey (=on a road that has a very rough surface)
▪coarse having a rough surface that feels slightly hard – used especially about materials such as cloth or wool: coarse woollen blankets | coarse grass | The wool felt rather coarse.
▪rugged /ˈrʌɡəd, ˈrʌɡɪd/ land that is rugged is very rough and uneven and is often in a high place: the rugged terrain near the mountains
coarse /kɔːs $ kɔːrs/
adjective Date: 1300-1400
Origin: Probably from course '(ordinary) way (of things)'
1. having a rough surface that feels slightly hard Origin: Probably from course '(ordinary) way (of things)'
SYN rough
OPP smooth:
2. consisting of threads or parts that are thick or large
OPP fine:
3. talking in a rude and offensive way, especially about sex
SYN crude:
—coarsely adverb:
—coarseness noun [uncountable]
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