1. | [i][t] (使)变厚,变粗糙to become or make sth become thicker and/or rougher |
Her hair gradually coarsened as she grew older. 随着年龄的增长,她的头发逐渐变粗糙了。 | |
His features had been coarsened by the weather. 气候使他的容貌变得粗糙。 |
2. | [t][i] (使)变得粗鲁无礼to become or make sb become less polite and often offensive in the way they behave |
The six long years in prison had coarsened him. 六年漫长的监狱生活使他变得粗鲁无礼。 |