abrupt

英 [əˈbrʌpt]

美 [əˈbrʌpt]

adj.  突然的; 意外的; (言语、行为)粗鲁的，莽撞的，唐突的; 生硬的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 突然的；意外的
  sudden and unexpected, often in an unpleasant way
  1. an abrupt change/halt/departure
     突然改变；骤然停顿；拂袖而去
• （言语、行为）粗鲁的，莽撞的，唐突的；生硬的
  speaking or acting in a way that seems unfriendly and rude; not taking time to say more than is necessary
  1. an abrupt manner
     唐突的举止
  2. She was very abrupt with me in our meeting.
     在我们会面时，她跟我说话非常生硬。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 突然的，意外的（常指令人不快的改变或行为）
  Anabruptchange or action is very sudden, often in a way which is unpleasant.
  1. Rosie's idyllic world came to an abrupt end when her parents' marriage broke up...
     父母婚姻的破裂使得罗茜田园诗般美好的世界陡然画上了句号。
  2. The recession brought an abrupt halt to this happiness...
     经济衰退让这幸福戛然而止。
  3. His abrupt departure is bound to raise questions.
     他的拂袖而去必然会招来很多疑问。
• ADJ-GRADED （言语）粗鲁的，唐突的，鲁莽的
  Someone who isabruptspeaks in a rather rude, unfriendly way.
  1. He was abrupt to the point of rudeness...
     他的唐突已到了无礼的地步。
  2. Cross was a little taken aback by her abrupt manner.
     她鲁莽的态度让克罗斯感到有点吃惊。

英英释义

adj

• surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner
  1. an abrupt reply
• exceedingly sudden and unexpected
  1. came to an abrupt stop
  2. an abrupt change in the weather
• extremely steep
  1. an abrupt canyon
  2. the precipitous rapids of the upper river
  3. the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings
  4. a sharp drop
  Synonym:precipitoussharp
• marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions
  1. abrupt prose
  Synonym:disconnected

双语例句

• The bus came to an abrupt stop.
  公共汽车突然停下。
• Mullins knocked me off-balance with his abrupt change of subject
  马林斯突然改变话题，这让我措手不及。
• The state has set up an emergency system and a social relief system to deal with abrupt natural disasters.
  国家建立了针对突发性自然灾害的应急体系和社会救助制度。
• Ade has an abrupt manner.
  艾德举止粗鲁。
• The recession brought an abrupt halt to this happiness
  经济衰退让这幸福戛然而止。
• The road takes an abrupt bend to the west.
  这条道路突然向西拐弯。
• In the history of earth's climate, there were many abrupt climate change events.
  在地球的气候史中，经历了许多次气候突变事件。
• An abrupt descent suddenly appeared before him.
  他面前突然出现一个陡峭的斜坡。
• And this is kind of nice because you see it is not an abrupt spherical surface.
  这种动画很好，因为你从中看到的并不是一个唐突的球面。
• The Yeltsin era ended with his abrupt resignation on New Year's Day2000.
  随着叶利钦总统于2000年新年突然宣布辞职，俄罗斯的叶利钦时代结束了。