brusque

brusque

adj

1. marked by rude or peremptory shortness

e.g. try to cultivate a less brusque manner
a curt reply
the salesgirl was very short with him

Synonym: bruskcurtshort(p)

1. 粗鲁的；无理的；唐突的
If you describe a person or their behaviour as brusque, you mean that they deal with things, or say things, quickly and shortly, so that they seem to be rude.

e.g. The doctors are brusque and busy ...
医生们说话简短生硬，十分忙碌。
e.g. 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。

1. 唐突的：brushy 如毛刷的 | brusque 唐突的 | brusquely 唐突地

2. 粗暴的：brown 棕色 | brusque 粗暴的 | brutal 残忍的

3. 唐突的,鲁莽的：brusque 唐突的,鲁莽的 | rue 后悔,遗憾. | accrue 积累

4. 唐突的, 直率的 (形)：brushwood 柴, 草丛, 柴枝 (名) | brusque 唐突的, 直率的 (形) | brusquely 唐突地; 粗率地 (副)