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

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」？
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。
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。
She apologized for being so curt with me.
她因为如此唐突失礼而向我道歉。
A curt or disdainful rejection.
一种简单或傲慢的拒绝。
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。
After his parent's death, the curt made him a ward of him aunt.
他双亲过世后，法官让他的姑妈当监护人。
The bank person, an elderly gentleman with a white beard, was, as usual, curt to my polite Happy New Year.
给我办理业务的银行职员是一位老先生，留着一捋白胡子。他像平常一样简洁地回应我那句礼貌的新年快乐。
Aster ran off the attack in a curt businesslike way.
埃斯特以一种简捷，踏实的方式进行了这次袭击。