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verb + gruffly
gruffly 放在动词后，说明说话或回应的方式。
He answered gruffly.
他粗声粗气地回答。
粗暴地；粗声地
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
粗暴地；粗声地
in a gruff manner
He answered gruffly.
他粗声粗气地回答。
粗声粗气地；生硬地。
In a gruff manner.
The manager gruffly ordered everyone back to work.
经理粗暴地命令大家回去工作。
She answered the phone gruffly, as if she had been disturbed.
她粗声粗气地接了电话，好像被打扰了。
He gruffly thanked the neighbor for returning his wallet.
他粗声地感谢邻居归还他的钱包。
gruffly 放在动词后，说明说话或回应的方式。
He answered gruffly.
他粗声粗气地回答。
gruffly 放在主语和动词之间，强调动作的方式。
She gruffly refused the offer.
她粗暴地拒绝了提议。
gruffly 置于句首并用逗号隔开时，有强调作用。
Gruffly, he ordered them to wait.
他粗声粗气地命令他们等着。
Not this
He spoke gruff to the customer.
Use this
He spoke gruffly to the customer.
修饰动词 spoke 作状语要用副词 gruffly，不能用形容词 gruff。
Not this
He answered roughly, not wanting to talk.
Use this
He answered gruffly, not wanting to talk.
表示“粗声粗气地”应用 gruffly；roughly 常意为“大约”或“粗糙地”，会造成误解。
Not this
His voice sounded gruffly.
Use this
His voice sounded gruff.
系动词 sounded 后应接形容词作表语，说明主语特征，不用副词 gruffly。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
粗声粗气地说
"I don't know," he said gruffly.
“我不知道，”他粗声粗气地说。
没好气地回答
She replied gruffly to the reporter's question.
她没好气地回答了记者的提问。
粗声地问
He asked gruffly why I was late.
他粗声地问为什么我迟到了。
粗声地说话
The old man spoke gruffly but was kind at heart.
那位老人说话粗声粗气，但心地善良。
粗声低吼
"Stop that noise," the sergeant growled gruffly.
“别吵了，”中士粗声低吼道。
Use gruffly naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 gruffly 拆成 gruff + ly，gruff 本义就是“粗哑的”，联想粗鲁大叔用沙哑嗓门吼叫，-ly 表示“地”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：一般写作、口语表达 通常属于中性词，多用于书面叙事或口语转述中描述某人粗声或生硬地说话，不含强烈褒贬，具体语气依语境而定。
Roughly /ˈrʌf.li/ 与 gruffly 押韵。stiffly /ˈstɪf.li/、briefly /ˈbriːf.li/ 和 safely /ˈseɪf.li/ 都以 /fli/ 结尾，但重读元音不同，不押韵；注意拼写分别为 -ffly、-efly、-fely。
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