He hid his feelings behind a gruff abruptness.

他把自己感情隐藏在生硬鲁莽之中。

Her answer was gruff, but her eyes twinkled.

她回答很粗鲁，但她眨了眨眼睛。

Cathy had been a martyr to her gruff, domineering husband.

凯茜曾经是她那粗暴专横丈夫牺牲品。

Eg.For all his gruff heartiness, there must lurk inside him the soul of an evangelical preacher.

尽管他言谈粗犷、热情奔放，在他内心深处显然有个传播福音灵魂。