/kɔ:s ||; kɔrs/adj1 consisting of large pieces; rough, not smooth 粗糙的: coarse salt 粗盐coarse cloth 粗布 [OPP] fine 反义词为fine
2 (used about a person or his/her behaviour) rude, likely to offend people; having bad manners (指人或其行为)粗鲁的:
His coarse remarks about women offended her. 他对女人粗鲁的评语惹她发怒。 ➔coarsely adv Chop the onion coarsely (= into pieces which are not too small). 把洋葱切成大片He laughed coarsely. 他粗声粗气地笑起来。