coarsen

v. (使)变粗

发音

其它 /ˈkɔː(ɹ)sən/

词形变化

coarsened coarsening coarsens 三单 coarsens coarsening 现在分词 coarsened 过去式 coarsened 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To make (more) coarse.

    及物

    She appeared to be neither wooden nor stationary, but a singing spirit, young and fresh, passing through the jungle. No violence coarsened her; no power domineered to wither her. She was graciously feminine.

    Because the wool is of poor quality, it will coarsen the fabric.

  2. 2.

    To become (more) coarse.

    不及物

词汇关系

动词

上位词 3

change alter modify

词源

From coarse + -en.

来源：wiktionary