mid-13c., "to scrape," from Middle Dutch raspen and from Old French rasper (Modern French râper) "to grate, rasp," which is perhaps from a West Germanic source (compare Old English gehrespan) akin to the root of raffle. Vocalic sense is from 1843. Related: Rasped; rasping.
rasp (n.)
"coarse file," 1540s, from Middle French raspe (Modern French râpe), from Old French rasper "to rasp" (see rasp (v.)).
1. He was still laughing when he heard the rasp of Rennie's voice.
当他听到伦尼尖叫的声音时仍然在笑.
来自柯林斯例句
2. There was the rasp of a bolt and the door opened.
门闩发出刺耳声响,门开了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. There was an ugly rasp in his voice.
他说话时声音十分刺耳难听.
来自辞典例句
4. He's got a surface flow of suavity, but he's rough as a rasp underneath.
mid-13c., "to scrape," from Middle Dutch raspen and from Old French rasper (Modern French râper) "to grate, rasp," which is perhaps from a West Germanic source (compare Old English gehrespan) akin to the root of raffle. Vocalic sense is from 1843. Related: Rasped; rasping.
rasp (n.)
"coarse file," 1540s, from Middle French raspe (Modern French râpe), from Old French rasper "to rasp" (see rasp (v.)).
双语例句
1. He was still laughing when he heard the rasp of Rennie's voice.
当他听到伦尼尖叫的声音时仍然在笑.
来自柯林斯例句
2. There was the rasp of a bolt and the door opened.
门闩发出刺耳声响,门开了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. There was an ugly rasp in his voice.
他说话时声音十分刺耳难听.
来自辞典例句
4. He's got a surface flow of suavity, but he's rough as a rasp underneath.