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

• He generally affected a brusque manner, but he had a great smile, a good sense of humor, and a keen understanding of human nature.
  他总是装出一副很粗鲁的样子，但笑起来却十分爽朗，也很有幽默感，对人性有着深刻的洞察。
• 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。
• 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。
• He is never brusque with his comrades.
  他对同志从不疾言厉色。
• His keen grey eye, impersonal and brusque, flashed upon her half impatiently.
  他那双锐利的灰色眼睛半带厌烦地扫了她一眼，显得不近人情且粗暴无礼。
• Walter found his new charge brusque and unapproachable, the hours were incredibly long.
  沃特发现他的新主人说话很少，而且不易接近。时间过得非常长。
• 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。
• 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。
• She has quite a brusque manner.
  她态度很唐突无礼。
• Explain as little as possible without being brusque.
  解释要少而得体。