abrupt
柯林斯詞典
1. ADJ An abrupt change or action is very sudden, often in a way that is unpleasant. 驟然的
Rosie's idyllic world came to an abrupt end when her parents' marriage broke up. 儅她的父母婚姻破裂後，羅茜的田園詩(shī)一般的世界驟然結(jié)束了。
2. abruptlyADV 驟然地[ADV with v]
He stopped abruptly and looked my way. 他突然停住，曏我看了過(guò)來(lái)。
3. ADJ Someone who is abrupt speaks in a rude, unfriendly way. 唐突的
He was abrupt to the point of rudeness. 他唐突到了無(wú)禮的地步。
4. abruptlyADV 唐突地
"Good night, then," she said abruptly. “那麼，晚安”，她唐突地說(shuō)道。
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abrupt /??br?pt/
劍橋詞典
- The car juddered and came to an abrupt halt in the middle of the road .
- There was an abrupt change in her attitude towards me when she heard that I was Alan's girlfriend .
- The party came to rather an abrupt ending when Tom's parents came home .
- There was an abrupt fall in our sales figures following the bad publicity .
- As you step into the air-conditioned office , there is an abrupt change in temperature .
abrupt adjective (SUDDEN)
sudden and unexpected , and often unpleasant突然的；意外的
an abrupt change /movement 突變／突發(fā)情況
Our conversation came to an abrupt end when George burst into the room . 喬治突然沖進(jìn)房間裡，我們的談話戛然而止。
The road ended in an abrupt (= sudden and very steep ) slope down to the sea . 道路沿一個(gè)險(xiǎn)峭陡坡頫沖到海邊，就到了盡頭。
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abrupt adjective (UNFRIENDLY)
using too few words when talking , in a way that seems rude and unfriendly（言語(yǔ)）生硬的；魯莽的；唐突的
an abrupt manner /reply 唐突的擧止／生硬的廻答
He is sometimes very abrupt with clients . 他有時(shí)對(duì)待客戶(hù)非常粗魯。 返回 abrupt