coarsen
导读:coarsen英[ˈkɔ:sn]美[ˈkɔrsn]v.(使)变粗糙;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
coarsen
英[ˈkɔ:sn]美[ˈkɔrsn]
v.(使)变粗糙;
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"