| 词汇 | brusque |
| 释义 | brusque adjective uk /bruːsk/ us /brʌsk/ quick and rude in manner or speech: 粗鲁的;唐突的 His secretary was a little brusque with me.他秘书对我的态度有些粗鲁。 Synonyms curtdisapproving short Blunt and direct in speech & behaviour abruptly abruptness bald baldly baldness blisteringly bluff directness downrightly edgelord flat outphrase forthright outspokenly plain speaking plain-spoken plainness point-blank shoot suffer vocal Related wordsbrusquely brusqueness brusque | American Dictionarybrusque adjective us/brʌsk/ quick and direct in manner or speech, and often not polite: As the president’s chief of staff, he offended many with his brusque manner. Examples of brusquebrusque The buoyant dance returns but a further unison passage and two brusque chords shut the movement up. Shortage of space may make my responses seem brusque. The second movement employs an authoritative rhythmic structure which is underpinned by fairly brusque and defined guitar sounds. The impresario's reply was equally brusque: he demanded the finished text by the next day. By the time it reached its brass-capped climax, reinforced by a supererogatory organ, we had more than got the point: the brusque ending was five minutes too late. Another point of comment rather than criticism is the sometimes offhand and brusque manner in which union officials speak to their members. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it right that this important matter should be rejected in this rather brusque manner? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the form in which it is drafted the clause is more than brusque. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I did not mean it as a brusque kind of intervention it came involuntarily. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Sometimes, young people from the ethnic minorities—although not exclusively—receive some brusque treatment from police officers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The latter result may create an anomaly and a sharp, brusque gap at a certain point. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He poured scorn on a page which, it is true, was written in rather brusque and pungent language; he said that it was scurrilous. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He then gave a brusque reply which gave the impression that he wished to curtail the debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should not treat it in this brusque fashion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The passage from collective responsibility to individual judgment cannot be brusque without causing serious strains. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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