rough up

hırpalamak, dövmek

Birini genellikle incitmek veya korkutmak amacıyla sertçe dövmek ya da itip kakmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: 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?

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

Eş anlamlılar: beat up, manhandle

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: rough up someone, rough someone up

pürüzlendirmek

Bir yüzeyi, genellikle sürterek veya fırçalayarak daha az düzgün hâle getirmek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: 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.

Nasıl kullanılır: rough something up (Rough the wood up before applying glue.)

Eş anlamlılar: roughen, abrade

Zıt anlamlılar: smooth, polish

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: rough up something, rough up the surface, rough something up