abrupt

英[ə'brʌpt] 美[ə'brʌpt]
  • adj. 突然的；唐突的；意外的；陡峭的
abruptly abruptness
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详细释义

    adj. (形容词)
    1. 突然的，猝然的
    2. 唐突的，鲁莽的，莽撞的
    3. 意外的
    4. 不连贯的
    5. 陡峭的，险峻的，险峭的，陡的
    6. 生硬的
    7. 粗鲁的，粗暴的，没礼貌的，无礼的
    8. 急转的
    9. 支离的
    10. 【地】断裂的
    11. 【植】裂状的
    adj. (形容词)
    1. 突然的; 意外的 sudden and unexpected, often in an unpleasant way
    2. 粗鲁的; 莽撞的 speaking or acting in a way that seems unfriendly and rude; not taking time to say more than is necessary

英英释义

Adjective:
  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"

双语例句

1. Cross was a little taken aback by her abrupt manner.
她鲁莽的态度让克罗斯感到有点吃惊。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Then in a tone of abrupt harshness, he added, "Open these trunks!".
然后他又突然厉声说道，“把这些大箱子打开！”

来自柯林斯例句

3. Mullins knocked me off-balance with his abrupt change of subject.
马林斯突然改变话题，这让我措手不及。

来自柯林斯例句

4. An abrupt change of location can be disorienting.
地点的突然改变会令人迷失方向。

来自柯林斯例句

5. He was abrupt to the point of rudeness.
他的唐突已到了无礼的地步。

来自柯林斯例句

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. The river takes an abrupt bend to the west.
      这河突然向西转弯。
    2. His speech comes to an abrupt stop.
      他的演讲突然停止了。
    3. That young man has an abrupt manner.
      那个年轻人态度很无礼。
    4. His manner of speaking was quite abrupt.
      他的说话方式很唐突。
    5. Pug's abrupt proposal gave her a big surprise.
      帕格的出乎意料的求婚给了她一个意外的惊喜。
    6. We walked down an abrupt slope.
      我们沿着陡峭的斜坡走下来。
    7. I haven't seen such abrupt rocks yet.
      你至今没看到过这样陡峭的岩石。
    用作形容词 (adj.)
    用作定语 ～+ n.
    1. Here the river takes an abrupt bend to the west.
      这条河在这里急转向西流去。
    2. An abrupt descent suddenly appeared before him.
      他面前突然出现一个陡峭的斜坡。
    3. The road ended in an abrupt slope down to the sea.
      道路在一处朝向大海的陡坡处中止。
    4. The meeting came to an abrupt end.
      会议突然结束了。
    5. The bus came to an abrupt stop.
      公共汽车突然停下。
    6. The train came to an abrupt stop, making many passengers fall off their seats.
      火车突然停下来,把许多旅客都从座位上摔下来。
    7. The car made an abrupt turn.
      那辆汽车突然改变了方向。
    8. I don't know the cause of his abrupt leave.
      我不知道他突然离去的原因。
    9. Their conversation came to an abrupt end when George burst into the room.
      他们的谈话在乔治闯进房间时突然停止。
    10. There had been no expectation of war with the Japanese until their abrupt attack on Pearl Harbour.
      在日本人突然袭击珍珠港以前,人们没有料到会和日本作战。
    11. He talks to everyone in an abrupt manner.
      他无论跟谁说话都简单粗鲁。
    12. Ade has an abrupt manner.
      艾德举止粗鲁。
    13. His abrupt reply hurt our feelings.
      他粗鲁的回答伤了我们的感情。
    用作表语 S+be+～
    1. The change in George's circumstances was abrupt.
      乔治的情况改变得太过突兀。
    2. She always sounds abrupt on the telephone.
      在电话中听起来她总像很无礼。
    S+be+～+ prep. -phrase
    1. She was very abrupt with me in our meeting.
      在我们会面时她跟我说话非常生硬。
    2. The headteacher is very abrupt with parents.
      校长对家长们非常粗鲁。
    3. The sales clerks were abrupt and impatient with the customers.
      销售人员对待顾客的态度粗暴无礼且缺乏耐心。

用法讲解

adj. (形容词)
  1. abrupt的基本意思是指行动事先没有警告,即“突然的,意外的”,可修饰具体的事物(如道路的拐弯等),也可修饰抽象的事物(如终止、变化等)。abrupt还可修饰斜坡、山峰等,意为“陡峭的”; 用于句子等意为“不连贯的”; 用于文体等意为“不流畅的”。
  2. abrupt修饰言谈、举止、性格等时,意为“唐突的; 粗鲁的,莽撞的,无礼的,生硬的”。
  3. abrupt在句中可用作定语或表语。
  4. abrupt不用于比较等级。
steep，abrupt，sheer
  • 这些形容词均含“陡峭的，险峻的”之意。
  • steep指坡度向上逐渐增加的斜陡坡，强调险峻，暗示难于攀登。
  • abrupt着重指地形突然起伏，形成尖角状。
  • sheer指自始至终近于垂直的陡峭，不仅仅很难爬上去，甚至于不可能攀登。

    • 词源解说

    • ☆ 1580左右进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的abruptus，意为破裂，破碎。
    用作形容词 (adj.)
    ～+名词

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