1.rough edges瑕疵；美中不足之处
small parts of sth or of a person's character that are not yet as good as they should be
The show, despite some rough edges, was an instant success.
虽然有一些瑕疵，演出还是一举获得了成功。
The ballet still had some rough edges.
这段芭蕾舞还有不足之处。
Despite the rough edges, we believe he's a player of great potential.
尽管他有些小失误，但我们相信他是一个很有潜力的选手。
He had a few rough edges knocked off at school.
他在学校改掉了一些坏毛病。
当然，这个词组本义：粗糙的边缘
But they didn't fit quite right, and there were gaps and rough edges.
但它们不太合适,有间隙和粗糙的边缘。
2. sleep or live rough风餐露宿地;无家可归地;流浪地
When people sleep or live rough, they sleep out of doors, usually because they have no home.
It makes me so sad when I see young people begging or sleeping rough on the streets.
我看到年轻人沿街乞讨、露宿街头，心里会非常难过。
An increasing number of young people are sleeping rough in London.
伦敦越来越多的年轻人无家可归。
She related her tale of living rough.
她讲述了自己艰苦谋生的故事。
He spent the next two years living rough.
他又过了两年流浪的生活。
There are thousands like him in Los Angeles, begging on the streets and sleeping rough
洛杉矶有数以千计像他这样的人，沿街乞讨，露宿街头。
Many teenagers are now sleeping rough on the streets.
许多十几岁的青少年现在流落街头。
Those who do not have relatives to return to are left to wander the streets and sleep rough.
举目无亲的人只好四处游荡，露宿街头。
It is hard to imagine what it is like to sleep rough at any time, but doubly so in the current freezing weather.
无论何时，露宿街头的滋味都是难以想象的，更何况是在现在这么冷的天气下。
You might be surprised to hear that the number of people sleeping rough in London has doubled in the last five years and has increased by 30% across the rest of the country during the last two years.
在过去五年里,伦敦街头露宿的人数翻了一番，且英国其他地方街头露宿的人数在过去两年里增长了30%。听到这些，你可能会很惊讶。
中考真题- 2018 南京