hoarse /ˈhors, ˈhɔrs/
(a.)沙啞的,嘶啞的,刺耳的
hoarse /ˈho(ə)rs, ˈhɔ(ə)rs/ 形容詞
Hoarse a. [Compar. Hoarser superl. Hoarsest.]
1. Having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound; as, the hoarse raven.
The hoarse resounding shore. --Dryden.
2. Harsh; grating; discordant; -- said of any sound.
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hoarse
adj : deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or
emotion; "gruff voices"; "the dog's gruff barking";
"hoarse cries"; "makes all the instruments sound
powerful but husky"- Virgil Thomson [syn: gruff, husky]