rougher , roughest
If a surface is rough, it is uneven and not smooth.
His hands were rough and callused, from years of karate practice.
因为多年练习空手道,他的双手很粗糙,而且布满老茧。
You say that people or their actions are rough when they use too much force and not enough care or gentleness.
Football's a rough game at the best of times.
在最好的情况下足球也是一项粗野的运动。
A rough area, city, school, or other place is unpleasant and dangerous because there is a lot of violence or crime there.
It was quite a rough part of our town.
那是我们镇上相当乱的一个地方。
If you say that someone has had a rough time, you mean that they have had some difficult or unpleasant experiences.
All women have a rough time in our society.
在我们这个社会,所有的妇女都过着艰难的生活。
A rough calculation or guess is approximately correct, but not exact.
We were only able to make a rough estimate of how much fuel would be required.
我们只能对所需燃料作一个粗略估计。
As a rough guide, a horse needs 2.5 per cent of his body weight in food every day.
作为一个粗略的指标,一匹马每天需要吃相当于体重的2.5的食物。
If you give someone a rough idea, description, or drawing of something, you indicate only the most important features, without much detail.
I've got a rough idea of what he looks like.
我对他的样子有了个大致的概念。
You can say that something is rough when it is not neat and well made.
The bench had a rough wooden table in front of it.
那把长椅前有张粗糙的木桌。
If the sea or the weather at sea is rough, the weather is windy or stormy and there are very big waves.
A fishing vessel and a cargo ship collided in rough seas.
一艘渔船与一艘货轮在风大浪急的海上相撞了。
rough up
If someone roughs you up, they attack you and hit or beat you.
They threw him in a cell and roughed him up a bit.
他们将他投入牢房,打了他一顿。
He was fired from his job after roughing up a colleague.
因为殴打同事,他被辞退了。
rough it
If you have to rough it, you have to live without the possessions and comforts that you normally have.
There is a campsite but, if you prefer not to rough it, the Lake Hotel is nearby.
那儿有一个野营地,不过如果你不想将就的话,附近有一家滨湖酒店。