gravelly

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gravelly — 形容詞

  • gravellypositive
  • more gravellycomparative
  • most gravellysuperlative

1. describes a voice, most often a man's, that sounds deep, slightly hoarse, and a

1.形容詞C1
釋義

低沉沙啞

形容嗓音低沉、粗糙、帶磨砂感

describes a voice, most often a man's, that sounds deep, slightly hoarse, and a little harsh — as if the speaker is talking through a sore throat or after years of smoking

例句

Felipe answered the phone in a gravelly voice that suggested he had just woken up.

Felipe 以低沉沙啞的嗓音接起電話，聽起來像是剛睡醒。

predicative use after a state verb: in a gravelly voice

The old radio host was famous for his gravelly tone and warm laugh.

那位資深廣播主持人以低沉沙啞的音色和爽朗的笑聲聞名。

attributive: gravelly + tone/voice

常見搭配
  • gravelly voice
  • gravelly whisper
  • gravelly laugh
  • gravelly tone
同義詞
  • husky

    softer and breathier; less harsh than gravelly

  • hoarse

    implies temporary roughness from illness or shouting

  • raspy

    drier, scratchier quality; close synonym but slightly thinner

  • rasping

    emphasises the scraping quality; can describe non-vocal sounds too

反義詞
  • smooth

    easy and even in sound, no roughness

  • silky

    soft and pleasingly polished

用法筆記

Almost always paired with voice-related nouns (voice, tone, whisper, laugh, growl). Often carries a positive or characterful association — gravelly voices are commonly admired in singers and storytellers — rather than purely negative.

常見錯誤

The music was gravelly.
The singer's voice was gravelly.
describe the voice or sound source, not the music itself.

2. covered with, made up of, or full of small loose stones — typically used of path

2.形容詞C1
釋義

碎石遍布

鋪滿或含有許多小石子的

covered with, made up of, or full of small loose stones — typically used of paths, beaches, soil, or roads

例句

Élise hiked along a gravelly path that wound up the hillside behind the village.

Élise 沿著一條碎石遍布的小徑，蜿蜒爬上村子後方的山坡。

collocation: gravelly path

The truck rattled loudly as it crossed the gravelly road outside the farm.

卡車駛過農場外那條碎石遍布的道路時，發出很大的聲響。

collocation: gravelly road

常見搭配
  • gravelly path
  • gravelly road
  • gravelly soil
  • gravelly beach
  • gravelly shore
同義詞
  • stony

    wider — any size of stone; gravelly implies small loose ones

  • pebbly

    stones are rounded and water-smoothed; common for beaches

  • rocky

    larger stones or solid rock; rougher terrain than gravelly

反義詞
  • smooth

    no loose stones; even surface

  • sandy

    fine grains rather than small stones

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: this sense describes physical surfaces and only attaches to terrain nouns (path, road, soil, beach, shore). It is never used of voices or sounds.

常見錯誤

a gravelly stone
a gravelly path
gravelly describes a surface made of small stones, not an individual stone.

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常見搭配

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常用片語

  • in a gravelly voice
  • with a gravelly laugh