| 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 |