coarse
adjective/kɔːs/
/kɔːrs/
(comparative coarser, superlative coarsest)
- (of skin or cloth) rough
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.
他穿着一件粗羊毛斗篷。
- He wore a coarse woollen cloak.
- course noun
- She did a course in economics.
她修读了经济学课程。
- She did a course in economics.
Extra Examples- She looked at the boy's coarse hands and heavy boots.
她看着男孩粗糙的双手和沉重的靴子。 - 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
Extra Examples- The dog was a great staghound with long coarse hair.
这只狗是一只体型巨大的猎鹿犬，长着又长又粗的毛。 - 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
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
Word Originlate 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’.