- (使舌头感到麻木干燥的味道) puckery; astringent:
The persimmon tastes puckery.
这柿子涩。
- (不滑润) unsmooth; hard-going:
The axle doesn't work smoothly. It needs oiling.
轮轴发涩, 该上油了。
- (不流畅; 难读; 难懂) obscure; difficult:
make difficult reading;
文句艰涩
obscure language in a poem
诗中晦涩难读的语言