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

• 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。
• The doctors are brusque and busy
  医生们说话简短生硬，十分忙碌。
• I made a brusque apology and left.
  我生硬地道了一声歉就离开了。
• 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。
• She was offended by his brusque reply.
  他那种粗暴的回答使她听了很不舒服。
• I thought him more sensitive and gentle than his occasionally brusque manner suggested.
  他有时态度粗暴，但我认为他还是较为机灵和文雅的。
• The doctor spoke in a brusque tone.
  医生不客气地简单说了几个字。
• Surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner.
  举止上令人惊讶的随便、唐突。
• His manner was self-assured and brusque
  他态度傲慢无礼。
• 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。