❶ （使舌头感到麻木干燥的味道） puckery; astringent: 这柿子 ～。 The persimmons tastes puckery. ❷ （不滑润） unsmooth; hard-going: 轮轴发 ～， 该上油了。 The axle doesn't work smoothly. It needs oiling. ❸ (不流畅； 难读； 难懂) obscure; difficult: 文句艰 ～ make difficult reading; 诗中晦 ～ 难读的语言 obscure language in a poem ◆涩度 acerbity； 涩脉 a weak thready; uneven pulse； 涩味 astringent
涩
astringent;austere;tart
涩
❶acrid; astringent; puckery ❷rough;unsmooth ❸ (of writing) obscure;difficult to read or understand 语言晦～难懂。The language is obscure and almost unintelligible.