rough up

殴りつける、手荒く扱う

普通は傷つけたり脅したりするために、人を激しく殴る、または押すこと。

やさしい英語で： To hit or push someone violently, usually to hurt or frighten them.

• The gang roughed him up.
• Two guards were accused of roughing up a prisoner.
• Did those men rough you up?

使い方： rough someone up (Two men roughed the driver up.); rough him/her/them up (They roughed him up outside the club.)

類義語： beat up, manhandle

よく使う表現： rough up someone, rough someone up

表面を粗くする

こすったりブラシをかけたりして、表面を滑らかでなくすること。

やさしい英語で： To make a surface less smooth, often by rubbing or brushing it.

• Rough up the wood with sandpaper.
• He roughed up the surface before painting it.
• A stiff brush can rough up the grain.

使い方： rough something up (Rough the wood up before applying glue.)

類義語： roughen, abrade

反対語： smooth, polish

よく使う表現： rough up something, rough up the surface, rough something up