abrupt or taciturn in manner
态度粗暴的,生硬的
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penetrate a fairly gruff exterior and you will find him affable .透过他相当生硬的外表,你会发现他实际是一个和蔼可亲的人。
(of a voice)rough and low in pitch
(嗓音)低沉沙哑的
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she spoke with a gruff, masculine voice. 她的嗓音低沉沙哑,有些男性化。
"late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘coarse-grained’): from Flemish and Dutch