curt

英 [kɜːt]

美 [kɜːrt]

adj.  简短而失礼的; 唐突无礼的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 简短而失礼的；唐突无礼的
  appearing rude because very few words are used, or because sth is done in a very quick way
  1. a curt reply
     唐突无礼的答复
  2. a curt nod
     草草的点头
  3. His tone was curt and unfriendly.
     他说话的语调粗暴无礼。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 简短而失礼的;唐突无礼的
  If you describe someone ascurt, you mean that they speak or reply in a brief and rather rude way.
  1. Her tone of voice was curt...
     她说话的语气唐突无礼。
  2. 'The matter is closed,' was the curt reply.
     得到的答复简短而无礼：“事情已经结束了。”

英英释义

adj

• brief and to the point
  1. a crisp retort
  2. a response so curt as to be almost rude
  3. the laconic repl
  4. short and terse and easy to understand
  Synonym:crisplaconicterse
• 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:brusquebruskshort(p)

双语例句

• He's rather curt when he's angry.
  他生气时不免有些失礼。
• Her tone of voice was curt
  她说话的语气唐突无礼。
• The curt, hoarse sound of the old man's voice announced a strange degree of excitement.
  老人的话说得简短急促，声音嘶哑，说明他的激动达到了少见的剧烈程度。
• Curt was best man in my wedding, and I was his a few years later when he married my sister's roommate.
  我结婚的时候是Curt做我的男傧相，几年以后当他和我妹妹的室友结婚时我又做了他的男傧相。
• I want to ask them if they don't remember& a moment face to face in some revolving door? perhaps a "sorry" muttered in a crowd? a curt "wrong number" caught in the receiver?
  我想问他们是否记不得了&在旋转门面对面那一刻？或者在人群中喃喃说出的「对不起」？或者在听筒截获的唐突的「打错了」？
• Do you let a bad driver, rude waiter, curt boss, or an insensitive employee ruin your day?
  你是否曾让一个差劲的司机、粗鲁的侍者、尖刻的老板或者愚钝的下属破坏了一天的心情？
• Her face clouded over in confusion at his curt tone.
  他唐突的口气使她不知所措，脸色也沉了下来。
• A curt response from Lee.
  从李生硬的回应。
• The teacher gave the students a curt answer.
  老师给学生们一个简短的回答。
• Curt: I'd be happy to, but let's finish looking through all of your slides first.
  科特：我很乐意，不过我们先把你的幻灯片看完吧。