roughshod
形容词 adj.
英 /ˈɹʌfʃɒd/
美 /ˈɹʌfʃɑd/
英文释义
形容词 adj.
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Of a horse: having hooves shod with horseshoes that have calks or projecting parts to prevent slipping.
— The horses fell down three times, the roads being slippery, and we walked three miles to Linlithgow. There we waited two hours, to have the fresh horses roughshod.
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Brutal or domineering.
— She proved to be completely defenseless against her husband, both because of her own culture that demanded abject submission to the male, and because of her fearful reaction to his roughshod behavior toward her.
词汇关系
词源
From rough + shod.
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