释义
[ uh -bruhpt -lee ] SHOW IPA
/ əˈbrʌpt li / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adverb without warning; suddenly or unexpectedly: Not noticing that the car in front of him had stopped abruptly, he rear-ended it.
in few words and without using any polite formulas; brusquely: My 14-year-old son was calling; as soon as I picked up, he asked abruptly, “How long till you get home?”
steeply; sharply: At one end, the meadow flowed into a large valley; at the other, it dropped off abruptly in a cliff.
Origin of abruptly abrupt + -ly
OTHER WORDS FROM abruptly un·ab·rupt·ly, adverb Words nearby abruptly abrogate, abrogation, abrupt, abruption, abruptio placentae, abruptly , Abruzzi, Abruzzi e Molise, ABRV, abs, Absalom
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Example sentences from the Web for abruptly NBC News boss Deborah Turness abruptly ousted the ‘Meet the Press’ host four months ago.
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Because this food source could abruptly disappear at any time, cutworm moths cannot be counted on to replace pine nuts.
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He then abruptly departed for reasons that the school declines to clarify.
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But abruptly it intruded around corners when least expected after scenes of rural somnolence had lulled us.
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[Laughs] Firth: Oh God… And with that, the interview was abruptly ended halfway into my allotted time by the publicist.
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He was in the midst of a story, all life and animation, when the gruff words of the sentinel broke in so abruptly upon him.
The Frontier Angel | Edward S. Ellis
Finally, when he saw that he had won interest and sympathy from Iden he abruptly launched his purpose.
The Day of the Beast | Zane Grey
The ground began slightly to slope, and then abruptly to rise.
Godfrey Morgan | Jules Verne
The older lady sat a moment irresolute; then she restored her arm to the shoulder from which it had been so abruptly displaced.
"Books on etiquette is what you want to study," said John Hopkins, abruptly .
The Voice of the City | O. Henry
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Words related to abruptly suddenly, unexpectedly, precipitously, all of a sudden