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  • 英英词典释义

coarsen

[ˈkɔ:sn] [ˈkɔrsn]
  • 第三人称单数:coarsens;
  • 过去式:coarsened;
  • 过去分词:coarsened;
  • 现在分词:coarsening;
  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
    • V-ERG
      (使)变粗糙
      If something coarsens or is coarsened, it becomes thicker or rougher in texture.
      例句
      Skin thickens, dries and coarsens after sun exposure. 晒后皮肤会变厚、变干、变粗糙。 ...his gnarled, coarsened features. 他那饱经风霜、粗糙的脸
    • V-ERG
      (使)变粗俗;(使)变粗鲁
      If someone's behaviour or speech coarsens or if they coarsen it, they become less polite or they begin to speak in a less pleasant way.
      例句
      Her voice has deepened and coarsened with the years... 随着岁月的流逝,她的声音变得低沉粗鲁起来。 He had coarsened his voice to an approximation of Cockney. 他让自己的口音变得粗俗起来,接近伦敦东区的发音。
    英英词典释义
    • Verb
      1. make or become coarse or coarser;
      "coarsen the surface""Their minds coarsened"
      2. make less subtle or refined;
      "coarsen one's ideals"