adv.粗暴地；生硬地

She said gruffly, "Put on your clothes". 她生硬地說(shuō):"穿上你的衣服"。

Beneath his gruff exterior he's really very kind-hearted. 他外表粗魯，心地卻十分善良。

A gruff voice jars on one's nerves. 粗聲粗氣的聲音刺激人的神經(jīng)。

His gruff hoarse voice struck my ears. 他那粗重嘶啞的嗓音傳入了我的耳中。

Her answer was gruff, but her eyes twinkled. 她的回答很粗魯，但她眨了眨眼睛。