abruptKK [əˋbrʌpt] /əˈbɹʌpt/形容詞1突然的、驟然的、倉促的The meeting came to an abrupt end after his phone call.那通電話之後,會議就突然結束了。2唐突的、生硬的、不客氣的Her abrupt reply made everyone at the table uncomfortable.她生硬的回答讓餐桌上的每個人都很不自在。3陡峭的、陡然的The trail ends at an abrupt drop into the valley.這條步道的盡頭是通往谷底的陡峭落差。4不連貫的、跳躍的指文章或敘述The novel's abrupt shifts in time confuse many readers.這本小說時間跳躍得不連貫,讓許多讀者看得一頭霧水。