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 curt [kɚt]   添加此单词到默认生词本
a. 简略的, 简短的, 生硬的

  1. He rapped out a series of curt commands.
    他大声发出了一连串简短的命令。
  2. `No!' was his curt rejoinder.
    他草率地回答了一声`不!'
  3. Curt never did a stroke of work. Catch him!
    柯特从未做过一点工作。


curt
[ adj ]
  1. marked by rude or peremptory shortness

  2. <adj.all>
    try to cultivate a less brusque manner
    a curt reply
    the salesgirl was very short with him
  3. brief and to the point; effectively cut short

  4. <adj.all>
    a crisp retort
    a response so curt as to be almost rude
    the laconic reply; `yes'
    short and terse and easy to understand


Curt \Curt\ (k[u^]rt), a. [L. curtus; cf. Skr. kart to cut. Cf.
{Curtail}.]
Characterized by excessive brevity; short; rudely concise;
as, curt limits; a curt answer.

The curt, yet comprehensive reply. --W. Irving.

  1. More generally, the company has much to be confident about. Yesterday's 10 per cent dividend increase was a curt response to PowerGen's larger increase last week.
  2. The voters sent a curt message in Tuesday's referendums: We meant it when we said we wanted lower taxes.
  3. The Massachusetts governor is perceived by his aides as having a curt, technocratic style.
  4. On Nov. 1, after Congress imposed the "decency standard" on arts endowment grants, Papp sent Frohnmayer a curt, three-paragraph letter.
  5. A letter she wrote was sent back with a curt note that drove her "to sheer despair", she recalls.
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