gruff

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++gruff /ɡrʌf/ adjective  FRIENDLYspeaking in a rough unfriendly voice 〔说话的口气〕不友好的，生硬的 His manner can be rather gruff. 他的态度有时候很生硬。 a gruff reply 生硬的回答 His voice became gruff. 他的声音变得生硬了。 —gruffly adverb —gruffness noun [uncountable]

Examples from the Corpus

gruff• And when he wept he was not gruff.• He was kind of gruff and all.• Dad can be gruff and impatient at times.• He muttered gruff compliments and showed his student how to prepare a palette.• He was an irritable old man, who seldom spoke except to say a gruff hello.• He alarmed us as children: he had a gruff manner, a game leg and a pronounced cast in one eye.• He stared up at the gruff old man who was so kind to him.• You listen to his gruff voice giving orders to his crew as they row him out to his ketch.• "If this happens again, '' said Dad, in a gruff voice, "I shall be extremely angry!''Origin gruff (1400-1500) Dutch grof

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speaking unfriendly rough in voice Corpus a

gruff
gruff /ɡrʌf/ adjectivespeaking in a rough unfriendly voice:
    His manner can be rather gruff.
    a gruff reply
    His voice became gruff.
—gruffly adverb
—gruffness noun [uncountable]

gruffBrE /ɡrʌf/ 🔊NAmE /ɡrʌf/ 🔊 adjective(of a voice 声音) deep and rough, and often sounding unfriendly 低沉沙哑的；生硬的(of a person's behaviour 人的行为) unfriendly and impatient 冷淡的；态度生硬的◆Beneath his gruff exterior, he's really very kind-hearted. 他外表冷漠，心地却十分善良。🔊🔊▸ gruff·ly BrE /ˈɡrʌfli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡrʌfli/ 🔊 adverb