brusque

英 [bruːsk]

美 [brʌsk]

adj.  寡言而无礼的

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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。
• Surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner.
  举止上令人惊讶的随便、唐突。
• She was businesslike and brusque, with no small talk.
  她公事公办，不讲絮话，但有时话语唐突。
• His brusque manner did not exactly endear him to his colleagues.
  他的粗鲁使得同事们都不怎么喜欢他。
• I made a brusque apology and left.
  我生硬地道了一声歉就离开了。
• 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。
• Eleanor was brusque and firm and businesslike.
  埃莉诺态度粗暴，意志坚定、办事认真。
• Explain as little as possible without being brusque.
  解释要少而得体。
• Management Style: "Brusque" would be a polite term for it.
  管理风格：对它来说粗暴无礼倒是一种礼貌。
• 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。