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rough-hewn

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌrough-ˈhewn adjective  TIROUGH/NOT SMOOTHrough-hewn wood or stone has been cut without much care and its surface is not yet smooth 〔木材〕粗砍成的;〔石头〕粗凿成的
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rough-hewnThe rough-hewn cemetery where his son lies buried.The glossy conventions of Hollywood were spurned in favour of a rough-hewn cinematic style more suited to the reality at hand.But once the land is thus rough-hewn it is shaped by other forces.But he was no ordinary rough-hewn miner.Despite its rough-hewn reputation, the street is not a particularly dangerous spot these days, according to Merrill.She traced a pattern over the rough-hewn stone of the sill, while behind her there was no sound of retreating footsteps.About the life-matches that had been brewed here, come to life under this moon, and these rough-hewn walls.
ˌrough-ˈhewn adjectiveChineseSyllable
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rough-hewn
ˌrough-ˈhewn adjective
rough-hewn wood or stone has been cut without much care and its surface is not yet smooth


rough-hewnBrE /ˌrʌf ˈhjuːn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌrʌf ˈhjuːn/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] (of stone, wood, etc. 石头、木材等) cut in a way that leaves it with a rough surface 被砍凿得很粗糙的rough-hewn walls被弄得坑洼不平的墙壁(figurative) the rough-hewn features of his face他那饱经沧桑的脸(formal) (of a person or their behaviour 人或行为) not very polite or educated 粗鲁的;粗野的