gruff
[ɡrʌf]
adj.
（声音）粗哑的;
生硬的;
（人的行为）冷淡的;
态度生硬的;
例句:
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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。
来自柯林斯例句
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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。
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He could be gruff and monosyllabic.
他说话噎人，且话不多。
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He felt nostalgic for his brother's gruff voice.
来自R. K. Narayan
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Speaking in the gruff voice of deep emotion.
来自V. Woolf
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His buildings are gruff, sculptural and statuesque.
来自THETIMES