coarsen

🇺🇸 /ˈkɔːrsn/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkɔːsn/
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标签 RARE
verb
R

to make or become less smooth or refined

Using the soap seemed to coarsen her skin.

使用这种肥皂似乎使她的皮肤变得粗糙。

R

to make or become less refined or polite

Years of hard work seemed to coarsen his manners.

多年的艰苦工作似乎使他的举止变得粗鲁。

translation

v. 使变粗糙, 使变粗俗

词形变化

3rd Present coarsens
Past coarsened
Perfect coarsened
Progressive coarsening