abrupt
英 [ə'brʌpt]
美[ə'brʌpt]
- adj. 生硬的；突然的；唐突的；陡峭的
词态变化
副词: abruptly;名词: abruptness;
中文词源
abrupt 突然
前缀ab-, 离开，断开。词根rupt, 断开，见corrupt, 词源同river, 水流冲刷。
英英释意
- 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"
英文词源
- abrupt (adj.)
- 1580s, from Latin abruptus "broken off, precipitous, disconnected," past participle of abrumpere "break off," from ab- "off" (see ab-) + rumpere "break" (see rupture (n.)). Related: Abruptly; abruptness.
同义词辨析
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。
考试真题
- Six months out, more people who had quit abruptly had stuck with it—more than one-fifth of them, compared to about one-seventh in the other group.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文
- Regardless of your stated preference, if you're ready to quit, quitting abruptly is more effective, says Dr.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文
- One had to quit abruptly on a given day, going from about a pack a day to zero.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文
- By studying about 700 adult smokers, she found out that her mom quit the right way—by stopping abruptly and completely.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文
- Then, abruptly, the cod population collapsed.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文
- Its sheer rock sides sweep up from a broad base until they cut off abruptly at the flat summit.
出自-2016年12月听力原文
- The music is abrupt and seemingly disconnected, as in the last piano sonata.
出自-2014年考研翻译原文
- Beethoven’s habit of increasing the volume with an extreme intensity and then abruptly following it with a sudden soft passage was only rarely used by composers before him.
出自-2014年考研翻译原文
实用场景例句
- an abrupt change/halt/departure
- 突然改变；骤然停顿；拂袖而去
牛津词典
- an abrupt manner
- 唐突的举止
牛津词典
- She was very abrupt with me in our meeting.
- 在我们会面时，她跟我说话非常生硬。
牛津词典
- Rosie's idyllic world came to an abrupt end when her parents' marriage broke up...
- 父母婚姻的破裂使得罗茜田园诗般美好的世界陡然画上了句号。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The recession brought an abrupt halt to this happiness...
- 经济衰退让这幸福戛然而止。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He was abrupt to the point of rudeness...
- 他的唐突已到了无礼的地步。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He took an abrupt departure.
- 他突然离去.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- His abrupt reply hurt our feelings.
- 他粗鲁的回答伤了我们的感情.
《简明英汉词典》
- These adjectives mean abrupt and sometimes discourteous in manner or speech.
- 这些形容词意为粗鲁,有时意为在行为或言语上无礼.
期刊摘选
- He found himself indicted for arson and attempted murder, his career an abrupt ignominious end.
- 他被指控犯有纵火罪和谋杀未遂.他的事业突然间落了个可耻的下场.
期刊摘选
- An abrupt falling off in foreign trade may send the economy into a tail spin.
- 对外贸易额突然下跌可导致一场经济混乱.
期刊摘选
- But this abrupt generosity made her blush.
- 但这突如其来的慷慨,倒使她的脸一下子红了.
辞典例句
- His brother John is a man with an abrupt manner.
- 他的弟弟约翰是一个举止粗鲁的人.
期刊摘选
- This exclamation was abrupt , but it was also perfectly calculated.
- 这一句有份量的话虽然显得突兀, 却是深思熟虑,工于心计的.
辞典例句
- An abrupt, unintended transition in style from the exalted to the commonplace, producing a ludicrous effect.
- 一种突然的, 意外的变化,在文体上从庄严崇高降至平庸可笑, 能产生一种意想不到的效果.
期刊摘选
- I used to consider that writing to strangers was too abrupt to accept.
- 我原是不能接受给陌生人写信这样冒昧行为的人.
期刊摘选
- I don't know the cause of his abrupt leave.
- 我不知道他突然离去的原因.
《简明英汉词典》
- The road is full of abrupt [ sudden ] turns and is dangerous for motoring.
- 这条路到处都是 急转弯,开汽车很危险.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- There were abrupt weather changes.
- 天有不测风云.
《简明英汉词典》
- She always sounds abrupt on the telephone.
- 在电话中听起来她总像很无礼.
《简明英汉词典》
- An abrupt descent suddenly appeared before him.
- 他面前突然出现一个陡峭的斜坡.
《简明英汉词典》
- He made an abrupt turn to avoid hitting another car.
- 他突然回转以避免撞倒别的车子.
期刊摘选
- The river takes an abrupt bend to the west.
- 这河突然向西转弯.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Have you ever seen such abrupt rocks?
- 你曾看到过象这样陡峭的岩石 吗 ?precipitous指“直上直下陡峭的“,如:
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Excuse me for my abrupt questions.
- 恕我冒昧提出这些问题.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The road makes several abrupt turnings.
- 这条路有几个急转弯.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- His abrupt change of subject left her floundering helplessly.
- 他突然改变话题，使她茫然不知所措。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- An abrupt change of location can be disorienting.
- 地点的突然改变会令人迷失方向。
柯林斯例句