curt

[US]/kɜːt/
[UK]/kɜːrt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 简略的;简要的;草率的;简单粗暴的

Phrases & Collocations

a curt reply

一句简短的回复

a curt tone

生硬的语气

Example Sentences

He gave me an extremely curt answer.

他对我作了极为草率的答复。

a curt notice had been posted on the door.

门上贴了一张简报。

He dismissed them with a curt nod.

他只随便点了一下头就把他们打发走了。

she quenched Anne by a curt command to hold her tongue.

她不由分说地命令安妮闭嘴。

I received a curt letter telling me I was in arrears on my mortgage payments.

我收到一封无礼的短信,说我拖欠了分期付款。

He said, “It seemed like Curt was trading too aggressively and too riskily and yet was getting rewarded for it.

他说:“费思交易最积极,风险也是最大的,但是他却得到了奖赏。

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