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abrupt

英[ə'brʌpt] 美[ə'brʌpt]
  • adj. 生硬的;突然的;唐突的;陡峭的

英英释意


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