hoarse /hɔːs $ hɔːrs/ adjectiveadj → horseROUGH VOICEif you are hoarse, or if your voice is hoarse, you speak in a low rough voice, for example because your throat is sore 〔嗓音〕沙哑的 He was hoarse from laughing. 他笑得嗓子都沙哑了。
hoarse voice/whisper/groan etc 沙哑的嗓音/耳语/呻吟等
—hoarsely adverbadv
—hoarseness noun [uncountableU]