if a person or their voice is hoarse, their voice sounds rough and unpleasant, especially because of a sore throat (= a painful throat because of an infection) 嘶啞的;沙啞的 He shouted himself hoarse. 他把嗓子喊啞了。 a hoarse cough/cry/scream 粗啞的咳嗽;嘶啞的哭聲/尖叫聲 His voice was hoarse with exhaustion. 他因疲憊而聲音嘶啞。
Extra ExamplesExcitement made her voice hoarse. 她激動得嗓音嘶啞。 He shouted himself hoarse, but still no one came. 他喊得嗓子都啞了,可還是沒有人來。 Her voice was hoarse from shouting. 她的嗓子喊啞了。 His voice was hoarse with anxiety. 他因焦慮而嗓音變得沙啞了。 Her voice came out as a hoarse whisper. 她嗓音沙啞低沉。
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Word OriginOld English hās, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hees. The spelling with r was influenced in Middle English by an Old Norse cognate.