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

• Explain as little as possible without being brusque.
  解释要少而得体。
• 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。
• If summers, brusque and confident to the point of arrogance, had been given the job, he would have done the same thing.
  直率自信、甚至有些自大的萨默斯也能做到，如果他有机会上任的话。
• 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。
• Try to cultivate a less brusque manner; a curt reply; the salesgirl was very short with him.
  试图培养得礼貌些；唐突的回答；那个女售货员对他很无礼。
• 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。
• He is never brusque with his comrades.
  他对同志从不疾言厉色。
• She was offended by his brusque reply.
  他那种粗暴的回答使她听了很不舒服。
• Surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner.
  举止上令人惊讶的随便、唐突。
• Eleanor was brusque and firm and businesslike.
  埃莉诺态度粗暴，意志坚定、办事认真。