abrupt
adj. 突然的,意外的; 粗魯的,唐突的
An abrupt change or action is very sudden, often in a way which is unpleasant.
Rosie's idyllic world came to an abrupt end when her parents' marriage broke up...
父母婚姻的破裂使得羅茜田園詩般美好的世界陡然畫上了句號。
The recession brought an abrupt halt to this happiness...
經濟衰退讓這幸福戛然而止。
Someone who is abrupt speaks in a rather rude, unfriendly way.
He was abrupt to the point of rudeness...
他的唐突已到了無禮的地步。
Cross was a little taken aback by her abrupt manner.
她魯莽的態度讓克羅斯感到有點吃驚。
1. marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions;
2. exceedingly sudden and unexpected;
3. extremely steep;
4. surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner;
steep, abrupt, sheer
這些形容詞均含"陡峭的,險峻的"之意。
He took an abrupt departure.
他突然離去.
His abrupt reply hurt our feelings.
他粗魯的回答傷了我們的感情.
These adjectives mean abrupt and sometimes discourteous in manner or speech.
這些形容詞意為粗魯,有時意為在行為或言語上無禮.
He found himself indicted for arson and attempted murder, his career an abrupt ignominious end.
他被指控犯有縱火罪和謀殺未遂.他的事業突然間落了個可恥的下場.
An abrupt falling off in foreign trade may send the economy into a tail spin.
對外貿易額突然下跌可導致一場經濟混亂.