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Definition of abrupt in English: abruptadjective əˈbrʌptəˈbrəpt 1Sudden and unexpected. 突然的，意外的 I was surprised by the abrupt change of subject 出其不意的变换题目让我很吃惊。 the match came to an abrupt end 比赛在第13洞时突然中止了。 Example sentencesExamples - I have a close friend who is prone to similarly abrupt and violent changes of mind.
- However, the other boat suddenly came to an abrupt halt, amid much cursing and shouting from its wetsuited skipper and his drysuited mate.
- Patients with such implants should not receive an abrupt and unexpected communication from their surgeon that they now form part of research into an untested implant.
- It was not a gradual shift but rather a sudden and abrupt change.
- A completely unexpected and abrupt ending saw my jaw drop.
- Drusilla suddenly came to an abrupt stop and Miri bumped into her.
- The fairy tale romance has come to an abrupt and totally unexpected end.
- He halted suddenly, making an abrupt left down a narrow alley Nara didn't like the looks of.
- The fear of every columnist the world over is that the ideas will dry up, that the thought process will suddenly come to an abrupt halt and you are left staring at a blank computer screen.
- But this year he has surprised many with an abrupt about-turn because something in his head seems to have clicked into place.
- I just think I've had too many sudden, abrupt, unexpected, and unwelcome changes in my plans to be able to commit to more plans in advance.
- The sudden, abrupt death from a heart attack of the 14-year-old from Strensall shattered all those who knew and loved him.
- The abrupt change in subject startles them both.
- She looked taken aback for a second; the change of subject had been abrupt.
- The heady progress of Liszt's career was brought to an abrupt halt by the unexpected death of his father in 1827.
- What prompted this sudden and abrupt change of attitude by Canada?
- Hence I am opting for an abrupt and immediate withdrawal.
- Charlie blinked, surprised at the abrupt change of subject.
- Then, with abrupt violence, the door slams open.
- It was Jim Green's retirement dream - a comfortable home in a warm and sunny spot with friendly people and a slower pace of life - until it all came to an abrupt and violent end.
Synonyms sudden, immediate, instantaneous, hurried, hasty, quick, swift, rapid, speedy, precipitate unexpected, surprising, startling, unanticipated, unforeseen, without warning violent, headlong, breakneck, meteoric 2Brief to the point of rudeness; curt. 简慢的；唐突无礼的 you were rather abrupt with that young man 你对那个年轻人过于生硬了。 Example sentencesExamples - I couldn't help laughing at his abrupt, gruff delivery of the estimate.
- Most patients were content with their care, the determining feature of discontent being a doctor seen as rude, abrupt, or unsympathetic.
- He was never rude or abrupt, but he was one of those guys who tended to his business and left everyone else to theirs.
- It can make us rude, abrupt and impatient, but it can also inspire us to tremendous courage, bravery and leadership.
- This is what people have thought about Martha Stewart, that she is rude, abrupt, and abrasive.
- Having said that, I do not think I deserved the very abrupt and curt way in which I was treated by Mr Hutchinson on trying to explain the situation to him.
- Howard Dean was often brusque and abrupt with the press.
- A long, drawn out, boring evening with terribly rude and abrupt service.
- He began to tell me about whirling electrons and orthicon-tubes and other nonsense, but I cut him short with an abrupt wave.
- Deron's expression showed nothing, though I knew he must be surprised by the abrupt rudeness of it.
- She was often mean and rude and abrupt, but, then again, most people were at some point.
- Writer, M. Leelavathy, was abrupt though sharp in her observation.
- By rude I mean abrupt, tactless, straightforward, honest.
- Into the replying email she typed a short, abrupt message.
- But they're rude, they're abrupt, and they act like little tin Hitlers, lording it over their domain.
- ‘They were quite abrupt and offhand,’ says Elliot, who is now 39.
- I wanted to ask who the hell he was, but I didn't think that he was very likely to give me an answer to that, especially considering his abrupt and rude manner.
- Every year, it churns out yet another batch of churlish, abrupt or simply stupid workers who take a giant leap and land directly behind a counter or bar at a service area near you.
- Many of the e-mails that I receive are written in an extremely rude and abrupt tone.
- Though critics saw him as quick-tempered, harsh, abrupt, and arbitrary, practically everyone recognized his genius as a chief of staff.
Synonyms curt, brusque, blunt, short, sharp, terse, brisk, crisp, gruff, snappish, snappy, unceremonious, offhand, cavalier, rough, harsh rude, discourteous, uncivil, surly, churlish bluff, no-nonsense, to the point, laconic informal off - 2.1 (of a style of speech or writing) not flowing smoothly; disjointed.
（讲话或写作风格）不流畅的；不连贯的 abrupt, epigrammatic paragraphs an occasionally abrupt narrative Example sentencesExamples - Even after getting used to the controls and mastering nice smooth corners the camera feels a lot more abrupt in first person than in the third person view.
- In this style abrupt pauses with short silences are considered embellishments.
- The movie is still impressive, even if contemporary viewers may be baffled by the abrupt shifts between styles, time periods and storylines.
- Their whimsical nature, abrupt discontinuities and formal ‘shortcuts’ came across vividly.
- Sometimes the readers do feel shocked and startled by the abrupt and terse nature of some of these poems, but the effect is rewarding.
- I was told that I write in short bursts and my writing is kinda abrupt.
- The text breaks into the temple of Russian literature with its lively and trembling, shocking and abrupt style.
- Iris watched as his expression darkened and his speech became more abrupt.
- Despite her abrupt style winning her as many friends as it did enemies, there was no denying that she deserved to be there.
- Instead, the flow was smooth in places, then abrupt, depending on what was most effective for that part of the show.
- The story is built up through successive emotional crescendos, immediately downplayed by abrupt narrative shifts.
- In this respect Trout Mask Replica takes all available musical genres and foregrounds them as genre through abrupt and aggressive juxtaposition.
- He had returned to his abrupt manner of speech but I didn't care.
- Jordan, unfortunately, compounds this weakness with an abrupt style.
- I constantly had short, abrupt little pieces of dreams, but I never could remember what happened in them.
- What we saw were videos with abrupt transitions, missing footage, stilted narration, and no background music.
- Though the writing style in this work is at points abrupt, Lillback's work is truly commendable as a thorough synthesis of Calvin.
- Focus on keeping your movements smooth and fluid rather than abrupt and jerky.
- It made the language he spoke sound harsh, abrupt, awkward, without poetry.
- This was abetted by several instances of abrupt and awkward editing.
Synonyms jerky, uneven, irregular, disconnected, discontinuous, broken, rough, inelegant
3Steep; precipitous. 险峻的；陡峭的 陡峭的双峰。 Example sentencesExamples - The ground angled suddenly upward, and he staggered as the abrupt slope surprised him.
- The result is an interplay between the pulsating red ground, the closer-hued biomorphic forms and the abrupt vertical black elements.
- She glanced at it briefly, taking in the trembling peaks and abrupt cliffs and faces.
- Its lines are harsh and abrupt, nearly geometrical.
- And then, the western flank of the Wasatch Mountains rises up, sheer and abrupt, to shock as much snow from the clouds as possible.
Synonyms steep, sheer, precipitous, bluff, sharp, sudden, acute perpendicular, vertical, dizzy, vertiginous rare declivitous
OriginLate 16th century: from Latin abruptus 'broken off, steep', past participle of abrumpere, from ab- 'away, from' + rumpere 'break'. The Latin source of this word was abrumpere ‘broken off, steep’, from rumpere ‘to break’. In the past, abrupt could be used as a noun meaning ‘abyss’ (Milton Paradise Lost: ‘Upborn with indefatigable wings Over the vast abrupt’).
Rhymescorrupt, disrupt, erupt, interrupt, irrupt Definition of abrupt in US English: abruptadjectiveəˈbrəptəˈbrəpt 1Sudden and unexpected. 突然的，意外的 I was surprised by the abrupt change of subject 出其不意的变换题目让我很吃惊。 our round of golf came to an abrupt end on the 13th hole 比赛在第13洞时突然中止了。 Example sentencesExamples - Patients with such implants should not receive an abrupt and unexpected communication from their surgeon that they now form part of research into an untested implant.
- The heady progress of Liszt's career was brought to an abrupt halt by the unexpected death of his father in 1827.
- A completely unexpected and abrupt ending saw my jaw drop.
- She looked taken aback for a second; the change of subject had been abrupt.
- The fairy tale romance has come to an abrupt and totally unexpected end.
- What prompted this sudden and abrupt change of attitude by Canada?
- Drusilla suddenly came to an abrupt stop and Miri bumped into her.
- The fear of every columnist the world over is that the ideas will dry up, that the thought process will suddenly come to an abrupt halt and you are left staring at a blank computer screen.
- The sudden, abrupt death from a heart attack of the 14-year-old from Strensall shattered all those who knew and loved him.
- Hence I am opting for an abrupt and immediate withdrawal.
- Charlie blinked, surprised at the abrupt change of subject.
- It was Jim Green's retirement dream - a comfortable home in a warm and sunny spot with friendly people and a slower pace of life - until it all came to an abrupt and violent end.
- But this year he has surprised many with an abrupt about-turn because something in his head seems to have clicked into place.
- He halted suddenly, making an abrupt left down a narrow alley Nara didn't like the looks of.
- I have a close friend who is prone to similarly abrupt and violent changes of mind.
- The abrupt change in subject startles them both.
- Then, with abrupt violence, the door slams open.
- It was not a gradual shift but rather a sudden and abrupt change.
- I just think I've had too many sudden, abrupt, unexpected, and unwelcome changes in my plans to be able to commit to more plans in advance.
- However, the other boat suddenly came to an abrupt halt, amid much cursing and shouting from its wetsuited skipper and his drysuited mate.
Synonyms sudden, immediate, instantaneous, hurried, hasty, quick, swift, rapid, speedy, precipitate 2Brief to the point of rudeness; curt. 简慢的；唐突无礼的 you were rather abrupt with that young man 你对那个年轻人过于生硬了。 Example sentencesExamples - But they're rude, they're abrupt, and they act like little tin Hitlers, lording it over their domain.
- Many of the e-mails that I receive are written in an extremely rude and abrupt tone.
- Having said that, I do not think I deserved the very abrupt and curt way in which I was treated by Mr Hutchinson on trying to explain the situation to him.
- Though critics saw him as quick-tempered, harsh, abrupt, and arbitrary, practically everyone recognized his genius as a chief of staff.
- I couldn't help laughing at his abrupt, gruff delivery of the estimate.
- Every year, it churns out yet another batch of churlish, abrupt or simply stupid workers who take a giant leap and land directly behind a counter or bar at a service area near you.
- By rude I mean abrupt, tactless, straightforward, honest.
- Most patients were content with their care, the determining feature of discontent being a doctor seen as rude, abrupt, or unsympathetic.
- She was often mean and rude and abrupt, but, then again, most people were at some point.
- I wanted to ask who the hell he was, but I didn't think that he was very likely to give me an answer to that, especially considering his abrupt and rude manner.
- Howard Dean was often brusque and abrupt with the press.
- Writer, M. Leelavathy, was abrupt though sharp in her observation.
- It can make us rude, abrupt and impatient, but it can also inspire us to tremendous courage, bravery and leadership.
- ‘They were quite abrupt and offhand,’ says Elliot, who is now 39.
- Into the replying email she typed a short, abrupt message.
- This is what people have thought about Martha Stewart, that she is rude, abrupt, and abrasive.
- He was never rude or abrupt, but he was one of those guys who tended to his business and left everyone else to theirs.
- A long, drawn out, boring evening with terribly rude and abrupt service.
- Deron's expression showed nothing, though I knew he must be surprised by the abrupt rudeness of it.
- He began to tell me about whirling electrons and orthicon-tubes and other nonsense, but I cut him short with an abrupt wave.
Synonyms curt, brusque, blunt, short, sharp, terse, brisk, crisp, gruff, snappish, snappy, unceremonious, offhand, cavalier, rough, harsh - 2.1 (of a style of speech or writing) not flowing smoothly; disjointed.
（讲话或写作风格）不流畅的；不连贯的 Example sentencesExamples - He had returned to his abrupt manner of speech but I didn't care.
- Focus on keeping your movements smooth and fluid rather than abrupt and jerky.
- Jordan, unfortunately, compounds this weakness with an abrupt style.
- The movie is still impressive, even if contemporary viewers may be baffled by the abrupt shifts between styles, time periods and storylines.
- What we saw were videos with abrupt transitions, missing footage, stilted narration, and no background music.
- I was told that I write in short bursts and my writing is kinda abrupt.
- Despite her abrupt style winning her as many friends as it did enemies, there was no denying that she deserved to be there.
- Sometimes the readers do feel shocked and startled by the abrupt and terse nature of some of these poems, but the effect is rewarding.
- In this respect Trout Mask Replica takes all available musical genres and foregrounds them as genre through abrupt and aggressive juxtaposition.
- I constantly had short, abrupt little pieces of dreams, but I never could remember what happened in them.
- Iris watched as his expression darkened and his speech became more abrupt.
- Though the writing style in this work is at points abrupt, Lillback's work is truly commendable as a thorough synthesis of Calvin.
- This was abetted by several instances of abrupt and awkward editing.
- In this style abrupt pauses with short silences are considered embellishments.
- Even after getting used to the controls and mastering nice smooth corners the camera feels a lot more abrupt in first person than in the third person view.
- The text breaks into the temple of Russian literature with its lively and trembling, shocking and abrupt style.
- The story is built up through successive emotional crescendos, immediately downplayed by abrupt narrative shifts.
- Their whimsical nature, abrupt discontinuities and formal ‘shortcuts’ came across vividly.
- Instead, the flow was smooth in places, then abrupt, depending on what was most effective for that part of the show.
- It made the language he spoke sound harsh, abrupt, awkward, without poetry.
Synonyms jerky, uneven, irregular, disconnected, discontinuous, broken, rough, inelegant
3Steep; precipitous. 险峻的；陡峭的 the abrupt double peak of the mountain 陡峭的双峰。 Example sentencesExamples - And then, the western flank of the Wasatch Mountains rises up, sheer and abrupt, to shock as much snow from the clouds as possible.
- Its lines are harsh and abrupt, nearly geometrical.
- The ground angled suddenly upward, and he staggered as the abrupt slope surprised him.
- The result is an interplay between the pulsating red ground, the closer-hued biomorphic forms and the abrupt vertical black elements.
- She glanced at it briefly, taking in the trembling peaks and abrupt cliffs and faces.
Synonyms steep, sheer, precipitous, bluff, sharp, sudden, acute
OriginLate 16th century: from Latin abruptus ‘broken off, steep’, past participle of abrumpere, from ab- ‘away, from’ + rumpere ‘break’. |