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- a coarse file or similar metal tool with a roughened surface for scraping, filing, or rubbing down objects of metal, wood, or other hard material粗锉刀; 木锉。
2
- in sing. a harsh, grating noise刺耳声, 擦刮声：
the rasp of the engine.
发动机发出的刺耳声。
1
- with obj. scrape (something) with a rasp in order to make it smoother用粗锉刀锉, 粗锉。
1.1
- (of a rough surface or object) scrape (something, especially someone's skin) in a painful or unpleasant way（粗糙的表面或物体）刮伤, 刮疼（某物, 尤指皮肤）。
1.2
rasp something away/off
remove something by scraping it off锉掉, 刮掉。
2
- no obj. make a harsh, grating noise发出刺耳声, 发出擦刮声：
my breath rasped in my throat.
我喘气时喉咙里发出刺耳声。
2.1
- with direct speech say in a harsh, grating voice用粗嘎嗓门说; 厉声说：
'Stay where you are!' he rasped.
“呆在那里别动！”他厉声喊道。
派生词
raspingly
adverbraspy
adjective词源
Middle English (as a verb)： from Old French rasper, perhaps of Germanic origin.