Abrupt
[ə'brʌpt]
解釋/意思:
(adj.) surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner; 'an abrupt reply' .
(adj.) exceedingly sudden and unexpected; 'came to an abrupt stop'; 'an abrupt change in the weather' .
(adj.) extremely steep; 'an abrupt canyon'; 'the precipitous rapids of the upper river'; 'the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings'; 'a sharp drop' .
(adj.) marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions; 'abrupt prose' .
校對:莱斯利--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) Broken off; very steep, or craggy, as rocks, precipices, banks; precipitous; steep; as, abrupt places.
(a.) Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.
(a.) Having sudden transitions from one subject to another; unconnected.
(a.) Suddenly terminating, as if cut off.
(n.) An abrupt place.
(v. t.) To tear off or asunder.
弗里达編輯
同義詞及近義詞：
a. [1]. Broken, cragged, craggy, rough, rugged.[2]. Steep, precipitous.[3]. Sudden, unexpected, unanticipated, precipitate, hasty, unseasonable, ill-timed, unlooked for.[4]. Short, blunt, unceremonious, curt.[5]. Inelegant (as style), stiff, cramped, harsh, disconnected, unconnected.
布丽奇特編輯
同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Sudden, steep, precipitous, craggy, coarse, curt, blunt, violent, harsh,unceremonious, rugged, rough
ANT:Undulating, easy, gliding, polished, smooth, blending, courteous
編輯:普鲁登斯
解釋/意思:
adj. the opposite of gradual as if broken off: sudden: unexpected: precipitous: (of style) passing from one thought to another without transitions: (of manners) short rude.—n. an abrupt place.—n. Abrup′tion a sudden breaking off: violent separation: (Shak.) interruption pause.—adv. Abrupt′ly.—n. Abrupt′ness.
手打:兰斯洛特
娱乐性解釋/意思：
adj. Sudden without ceremony like the arrival of a cannon- shot and the departure of the soldier whose interests are most affected by it. Dr. Samuel Johnson beautifully said of another author's ideas that they were 'concatenated without abruption. '
編輯:齐克
例句/造句/用法:
- To avoid being too abrupt, I then spoke of the Aged and of Miss Skiffins. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- Barclay's remarks were subdued and abrupt, so that none of them were audible to the listeners. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- The same principles are followed by horticulturists; but the variations are here often more abrupt. 查理斯·達爾文. 物種起源.
- She had reached a point where abrupt retrenchment was necessary, and the only cheap life was a dull life. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- Her efforts in this line, however, were brought to an abrupt close by an untoward accident, which quenched her ardor. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- If you will forgive this liberty,--my rough ways,--too abrupt, I fear--but I will be more gentle next time. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- This was a sore trouble to me, adding, as I then thought, one more instance of the abrupt appearance of a great group of species. 查理斯·達爾文. 物種起源.
- He was one of those surgeons whom it is dangerous to vex--abrupt in his best moods, in his worst savage. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- They were within twenty yards of each other, and so abrupt was his appearance, that it was impossible to avoid his sight. 簡·奧斯丁. 傲慢與偏見.
- He was totally unaffected by the abrupt change in pressure, although the deepest he had ever been was ninety feet, and on that occasion he had suffered from bleeding at the nose and ears. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- There is everything to be done, said Lydgate, with abrupt energy. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- My aunt had written her one of the odd, abrupt notes--very little longer than a Bank note--to which her epistolary efforts were usually limited. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- He never went on with any subject, but gave little, short, abrupt answers. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- We both bounced into the parlour in a highly abrupt and undignified manner. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Ere I could answer, Fifine Beck burst in, rosy and abrupt, calling out that I was wanted. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- I have been too abrupt in communicating the news; it has excited you beyond your strength. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- His manner--at least his manner towards me--is much more abrupt than it used to be. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Mr. Martin is now awkward and abrupt; what will he be at Mr. Weston's time of life? 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- At length, in an abrupt manner she asked, Where is he? 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- It cannot be denied that such abrupt and great changes of structure are widely different from those which most species apparently have undergone. 查理斯·達爾文. 物種起源.
- There was something so very abrupt and unsettled in Mr. Winkle's manner, that Mr. Pickwick involuntarily looked at his two friends for an explanation. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- I think so: he is very changeful and abrupt. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- He has a good warm heart under his bluff abrupt ways. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- According to our experience, abrupt and strongly marked variations occur in our domesticated productions, singly and at rather long intervals of time. 查理斯·達爾文. 物種起源.
- In answer to this question, which was oddly abrupt, I said I liked her very much and thought she was more agreeable than she used to be. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- This abrupt change was occasioned by her father's face. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- His words were quite abrupt and awkward; but the tone made them sound like an ardent, appealing avowal. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- She was edified at the complete though abrupt diversion of his homage from herself to the heiress. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- I immediately began to discuss the merits and demerits of Frederick with my usual and abrupt frankness. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- Her manner was short and abrupt, yet faltering and timid. 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
編輯:齐克