rough

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English Vietnamese dictionary

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Advanced English dictionary

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adjective, noun, verb, adverb
+ adjective (rougher, roughest)
not smooth
1 having a surface that is not even or regular: rough ground + The skin on her hands was hard and rough. + Trim rough edges with a sharp knife.
Antonym: SMOOTH
not exact
2 (written) not exact; not including all details
Synonym: APPROXIMATE
a rough calculation / estimate of the cost + I've got a rough idea of where I want to go. + There were about 20 people there, at a rough guess. + a rough draft of a speech + a rough drawing / sketch
violent
3 not gentle or careful; violent: This watch is not designed for rough treatment. + They complained of rough handling by the guards. + rough kids + Don't try any rough stuff with me!
4 where there is a lot of violence or crime: the roughest neighbourhood in the city
sea
5 having large and dangerous waves: It was too rough to sail that night. + We had a rough passage across to the island.
weather
6 wild and with storms
unpleasant
7 difficult and unpleasant
Synonym: TOUGH
He's had a really rough time recently (= he's had a lot of problems). + We'll get someone in to do the rough work (= the hard physical work).
not well
8 not feeling well: You look rough-are you OK? + I had a rough night (= I didn't sleep well).
plain / basic
9 simply made and not finished in every detail; plain or basic: rough wooden tables + a rough road / track + (BrE) rough paper for making notes on
harsh
10 harsh and unpleasant to taste, listen to, etc: a rough wine / voice
roughness noun [U]
See also - ROUGHLY
Idioms: rough edges small parts of sth or of a person's character that are not yet as good as they should be: The ballet still had some rough edges. + He had a few rough edges knocked off at school.
a rough deal the fact of being treated unfairly
more at RIDE n.
+ noun
in golf
1 (the rough) [sing.] the part of a GOLF COURSE where the grass is long, making it more difficult to hit the ball: His second shot ended up in the rough.
Compare: FAIRWAY
drawing / design
2 [C] (technical) the first version of a drawing or design that has been done quickly and without much detail: Only the best of the roughs are shown to the editor.
violent person
3 [C] (old-fashioned, informal) a violent person: a gang of roughs
Idioms: in rough (especially BrE) if you write or draw sth in rough, you make a first version of it, not worrying too much about mistakes or details: Write it out in rough first then copy it neatly into your notebook.
take the rough with the smooth to accept the unpleasant or difficult things that happen in life as well as the good things
more at BIT
verb
Idioms: rough it (informal) to live in a way that is not very comfortable for a short time: We can sleep on the beach. I don't mind roughing it for a night or two.
Phrasal Verbs: rough sth<->out to draw or write sth without including all the details: I've roughed out a few ideas.
rough sb<->up (informal) to hurt sb by hitting or kicking them: He claimed that guards had roughed him up in prison.
+ adverb
using force or violence: Do they always play this rough?
Idioms: live / sleep rough (BrE) to live or sleep outdoors, usually because you have no home and no money: young people sleeping rough on the streets

Thesaurus dictionary

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adj.

1 uneven, irregular, coarse, jagged, rugged, bumpy, lumpy, broken:

The next mile or so we slogged over some very rough terrain.

2 agitated, turbulent, choppy, stormy, storm-tossed, tempestuous, roiled:

We negotiated a very rough patch of water before sailing into the calm, sheltered bay

3 brusque, bluff, curt, short, abrupt, unpleasant, churlish, discourteous, impolite, rough-spoken, ungracious, surly, disrespectful, rude, uncouth, loutish, unrefined, uncivil, uncivilized, uncultured, vulgar, unladylike, ungentlemanly, coarse, ill-mannered, ill-bred, inconsiderate:

Ian can be a bit rough, I know, but underneath he is a true and loyal friend

4 tough, rough-and-tumble, roughneck, rowdy:

There are some very rough characters frequenting that pub.

5 harsh, violent, unfeeling, unjust, severe, cruel, tough, hard, brutal, extreme; ungentle:

They were subjected to very rough treatment when being questioned by the police

6 dirty, obscene, smutty, pornographic, vulgar, crude, raw, rude:

After midnight they watch the rough shows beamed by satellite from Italy

7 hard, tough, Spartan, difficult, arduous, laborious, rugged, unpleasant:

It was pretty rough going with almost no money and all those expenses.

8 harsh, grating, cacophonous, discordant, jarring, strident, raucous, rasping, unmusical, inharmonious, gruff, husky:

In acknowledgement he made a rough, growling noise.

9 unfinished, incomplete, uncompleted, imperfect, rudimentary, crude, rude, formless, unformed, raw, rough-and-ready, rough-hewn, roughcast, undeveloped, unshaped, unworked, unwrought, unprocessed, unrefined; uncut, unpolished; shapeless, unshaped, undressed:

I only saw the sculpture in its rough state and cannot say how it looked when finished. The stones are rough, as they were when taken from the ground.

10 general, approximate, inexact, cursory, quick, hasty, sketchy, vague, hazy; foggy, Colloq ballpark:

Can't you give me even a rough idea of how much you want for the house?

11 unfair, unjust, bad, tough; unlucky, unfortunate:

We went through a spell of rough luck last year. This is a rough time for everyone

12 See rotten, 5, above.

n.

13 rowdy, tough, hooligan, ruffian, thug, brawler, yahoo, Slang roughneck, Australian larrikin, US mug:

Phil will get into trouble if he continues to associate with those roughs at the Lantern

14 sketch, (rough) draft, mock-up, outline:

Let me see roughs of the presentation before the meeting with the client.

v.

15 rough out or in. sketch, draft, mock-up, outline, mark out, trace, block out:

Our escape plan was roughed out by Captain Gallagher.

16 rough up. beat (up), thrash, attack, batter, assault, pummel or pommel, lay on, knock about, belabour, lambaste, Colloq wallop:

Some of the boys roughed him up a bit when they learned that he was an informer.

adv.

17 violently, savagely, brutally, brutishly:

You'd best not mention Cassie or Henry might cut up rough.

Concise English dictionary

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roughs|roughed|roughing|rougher|roughestrʌf
noun
+the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
verb
+prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
adj.
+having or caused by an irregular surface
+(of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse
+not quite exact or correct
+full of hardship or trials
+violently agitated and turbulent
+unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
+ready and able to resort to force or violence
+of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
+causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
+not shaped by cutting or trimming
+not carefully or expertly made
+not perfected
+unpleasantly stern
+unkind or cruel or uncivil
adv.
+with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')
+with rough motion as over a rough surface

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