Word · Frequency #15979
hoarse
嘶哑的；沙哑的
having a rough, harsh voice, typically because of a sore throat, shouting, or emotion
- 1.
Having a dry, harsh tone to the voice, as a result of a sore throat, age, emotion, etc.
声音干涩沙哑,通常因喉咙痛、年老、情绪激动等引起。
- 2.
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; ; ; ; - Virgil Thomson
声音深沉而粗哑,如同喊叫、疾病或情绪所致
声音干涩沙哑,通常因喉咙痛、年老、情绪激动等引起。；声音深沉而粗哑,如同喊叫、疾病或情绪所致；沙哑的；嘶哑的；[医] 声嘶的
In use
After yelling at the concert, my voice was so hoarse that I could barely speak.
The teacher spoke in a hoarse whisper to avoid disturbing the class.
He caught a cold and his throat felt rough and hoarse.
hoarse cries
a hoarse + noun
hoarse 常修饰与声音相关的名词，如 voice, whisper, shout。
He spoke in a hoarse whisper.
他用嘶哑的声音低语。
subject + be/link verb + hoarse
系动词可用 sound, become, grow 等。
After the concert, her voice was hoarse.
音乐会结束后，她的声音沙哑了。
hoarse with + noun (cause)
Connections
Collocations
- hoarse voice
- 沙哑的嗓音
- He spoke in a hoarse voice after cheering all night.他整夜欢呼后，说话声音沙哑。
- go hoarse
- 变得沙哑
- After the match, the fans' voices went hoarse.比赛结束后，球迷们的声音都变沙哑了。
- sound hoarse
- 听起来声音沙哑
- You sound hoarse; are you getting a cold?你声音听起来沙哑，是不是感冒了？
- hoarse whisper
- 沙哑的低语
- "Help me," she said in a hoarse whisper.“帮帮我，”她用沙哑的声音低语道。
- shout oneself hoarse
- 把嗓子喊哑
- She shouted herself hoarse at the concert.她在音乐会上把嗓子喊哑了。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：hoarse 音似 horse（马），马嘶声沙哑低沉。喉咙痛时说话嘶哑，就像马在嘶鸣。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交谈中描述嗓音、描述感冒、喉咙痛后的声音、正式或书面描述声音状态 该词是常见的中性词，日常口语和书面语中都很常用；通常用来形容因生病、喊叫或情绪激动而变得粗糙沙哑的嗓音。
Grammar Note
通常作表语或定语，无比较级和最高级形式（但已知比较级为hoarser）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都包含 /ɔrs/ 或 /vɔrs/，与 hoarse 押韵：horse, coarse, source, force, course, divorce。注意拼写差异：hoarse 和 coarse 都有 “oarse”；horse/force/course/divorce 写作 “orse”/“orce”。小心形似但发音不同的词：hearse /hɜːrs/、hoard /hɔːrd/、harsh /hɑːrʃ/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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