raucous

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a. 沙哑的, 粗声的, 喧闹的

发音

UK /ˈɹɔːkəs/
US /ˈɹɔkəs/
/ˈɹɑkəs/

词形变化

more raucous 比较级 most raucous 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Harsh and rough-sounding.

    At night, raucous ruckus took place in the swamp.

  2. 2.

    Disorderly and boisterous.

    Acts of vandalism were committed by a raucous gang of drunkards.

  3. 3.

    Loud and annoying.

    The new neighbors had a raucous ruction in the small hours last night.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 2

rowdy strident

近义相关 3

disorderly cacophonic cacophonous

词源

Borrowed from Latin raucus (“hoarse, husky, raucous”).

来源：wiktionary