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

He's rather curt when he's angry.
他生气时不免有些失礼。
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？
The teacher gave the students a curt answer.
老师给学生们一个简短的回答。
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」？
He rapped out a series of curt commands.
他大声发出了一连串简短的命令。
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。
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。
His remark was brief without being curt.
他的话简单而不草率无礼。
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。
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。