curt

英 [kɜːt]

美 [kɜːrt]

adj. 简短而失礼的; 唐突无礼的

CET6 TOEFL GRE TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.16308 / COCA.18407

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

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。
Her tone of voice was curt
她说话的语气唐突无礼。
But you see, my friend Curt is blind.
但是，你知道，我的朋友Curt是个盲人。
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。
Furthermore, the following trace-based tools have also been updated: curt, filemon, netpmon, pprof, and splat.
此外，还对以下基于跟踪的工具进行了更新：Curt、filemon、netpmon、pprof和splat。
The teacher gave the students a curt answer.
老师给学生们一个简短的回答。
A curt reply came back stating that 10 per cent Think Time was something Tim believes in and urges us to do, although it was not compulsory.
对方给出了非常简短的回复，称10%思考时间是蒂姆相信是对的，并敦促我们去做的事情，尽管不是强制性的。
Try to cultivate a less brusque manner; a curt reply; the salesgirl was very short with him.
试图培养得礼貌些；唐突的回答；那个女售货员对他很无礼。
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？
I was a little curt with him.
我有点冒犯了他。