brusque

英 [bruːsk]

美 [brʌsk]

adj. 寡言而无礼的

GRE TEM4 TEM8

BNC.20023 / COCA.21819

牛津词典

adj.

寡言而无礼的
using very few words and sounding rude
1. The doctor spoke in a brusque tone.
  医生不客气地简单说了几个字。

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED 粗鲁的；无理的；唐突的
If you describe a person or their behaviour asbrusque, you mean that they deal with things, or say things, quickly and shortly, so that they seem to be rude.
1. The doctors are brusque and busy ...
  医生们说话简短生硬，十分忙碌。
2. They received a characteristically brusque reply from him.
  他们从他那里得到的是一个粗鲁无礼的答复，他一贯都是那样的。

英英释义

adj

marked by rude or peremptory shortness
1. try to cultivate a less brusque manner
2. a curt reply
3. the salesgirl was very short with him
Synonym:bruskcurtshort(p)

双语例句

This is a brusque, impetuous melody whose tension is underlined by dotted rhythm, wide leaps, and a wide span.
这是一个粗莽、迅疾的旋律，附点节奏，大跳和宽阔的音域突出了紧张性。
Maybe someone is overly brusque, or is always putting urgent or copying everything, Mr. Purdy says.
珀迪说，有的人可能过于生硬唐突，或者总是在电子邮件上标注紧急，或者什么都抄送。
They received a characteristically brusque reply from him.
他们从他那里得到的是一个粗鲁无礼的答复，他一贯都是那样的。
Indeed, some point out that Britain has a long history of brusque and occasional brutish behavior.
的确，有些人指出英国有长久的粗鲁和偶尔粗鲁的行为。
It won't do to neglect such work, but it would be dangerous to attend to it exclusively without studying problems. She was businesslike and brusque, with no small talk.
不办公事不行，但是，单是办公事，不研究问题，那是危险的。她公事公办，不讲絮话，但有时话语唐突。
His answer would still have been no, but he might not have been so brusque.
他的回答仍然会是不，但是他也许不会这么直接。
She is also wonderful for someone who doesn't pick up on social cues: Siri's responses are not entirely predictable, but they are predictably kind& even when Gus is brusque.
Siri对那些读不懂社交信号的人来说也很有帮助：她的回复虽不全在意料之中，但却一定是友好的&即使在格斯鲁莽时。
Explain as little as possible without being brusque.
解释要少而得体。
The doctor spoke in a brusque tone.
医生不客气地简单说了几个字。
She dropped her head; then, with a brusque movement, she pulled to the door, which closed behind her.
她低下了头，继而以急促的动作，突然一下把门带上了。