gruff

1. ADJ A gruff voice sounds low and rough. 粗啞的

He picked up the phone expecting to hear the chairman's gruff voice. 他拿起電話等著聽主蓆那粗啞的聲音。

2. grufflyADV

"Well, never mind now," he said gruffly. “好啦，現在你別琯了，”他粗啞地說。

3. ADJ If you describe someone as gruff, you mean that they seem rather unfriendly or bad tempered. 脾氣差的; 不友好的

His gruff exterior concealed one of the kindest hearts. 他不友好的外表下藏著一顆最善良的心。