abrupt：英 [əˈbrʌpt] 。
adj.突然的；出其不意的；意外的;粗鲁的；唐突的；生硬的;陡峭的；险峻的;不连贯的；没有衔接的；突然跳转的;突然折断状的；截形的;突然露出地面的；陡起的。
双语例句：
1. His address was abrupt.
他谈吐粗鲁。
2. She disliked David's abrupt manner.
她不喜欢戴维态度生硬。
3. The continental shelf is very narrow, and terminates seaward in an abrupt slope.
大陆架非常狭窄，尽头处形成向海洋深处延伸的陡坡。
4. Successful employee-owned companies require abrupt culture changes.
经营成功的员工持股公司需要彻底地改变企业文化。
5. The recession brought an abrupt halt to this happiness.
经济衰退让幸福戛然而止。
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