coarse
adjective /kɔːs/
/kɔːrs/
(comparative coarser, superlative coarsest)
- (of skin or cloth
) rough皮肤或布料 粗糙的;粗织的 - coarse hands/linen
粗糙的手;粗亚麻布
Homophones coarse | coursecoarse course/kɔːs//kɔːrs/- coarse adjective
- He wore a coarse woollen cloak.
他穿着一件粗糙的羊毛斗篷。
- He wore a coarse woollen cloak.
- course noun
- She did a course in economics.
她学了一门经济学课程。
- She did a course in economics.
- She looked at the boy's coarse hands and heavy boots.
她看着男孩粗糙的手和沉重的靴子。 - The monks wore coarse linen habits.
那些修士穿着粗糙的亚麻布长袍。
- coarse hands/linen
- consisting of relatively large pieces
粗的;大颗粒的 - coarse sand/salt/hair
粗沙;粗盐;粗糙的毛发
- The dog was a great staghound with long coarse hair.
那只狗是一只巨大的牡鹿猎犬,长着长长的粗毛。 - The coarse sand produces soils which are very free-draining.
粗砂形成的土壤渗透性很好。
- coarse sand/salt/hair
- rude and offensive, especially about sex
synonym vulgar粗鲁无礼的,粗俗的(尤指涉及性的) - coarse manners/laughter
粗俗的举止/笑声
- coarse manners/laughter
词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘ordinary or inferior’): origin uncertain; until the 17th cent. identical in spelling with course, and possibly derived from the latter in the sense ‘ordinary manner’.