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单词 abrupt
释义 abrupt
I. \əˈbrəpt, also (ˈ)a|b-\ adjective
(sometimes -er/-est)
Etymology: Latin abruptus, from past participle of abrumpere to break off, from ab- ab- (I) + rumpere to break — more at reave
1. : broken off : suddenly terminating as if cut or broken off
 < short and abrupt plant filaments >
2.
 a. : characterized by or producing the effect of a sharp break or sudden ending
  < act with abrupt decision >
  : unexpected
  < at abrupt intervals in the performance >
 b. : unceremoniously curt
  < abrupt in manner >
 c. : lacking transition from one subject to another : disconnected
  < an abrupt literary style >
3. : rising or dropping sharply as if broken off : precipitous, steep
 < an abrupt peak rising from the ocean >
abrupt·ness noun -es
Synonyms: see precipitate, steep
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
archaic : to break off
 < let brazen bands abrupt their din — W.H.Auden >
: separate
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