He rapped out a series of curt commands. 他大声发出了一连串简短的命令。
`No!' was his curt rejoinder. 他草率地回答了一声`不!'
Curt never did a stroke of work. Catch him! 柯特从未做过一点工作。
curt
[ adj ]
marked by rude or peremptory shortness
<adj.all> try to cultivate a less brusque manner a curt reply the salesgirl was very short with him
brief and to the point; effectively cut short
<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.
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.
The voters sent a curt message in Tuesday's referendums: We meant it when we said we wanted lower taxes.
The Massachusetts governor is perceived by his aides as having a curt, technocratic style.
On Nov. 1, after Congress imposed the "decency standard" on arts endowment grants, Papp sent Frohnmayer a curt, three-paragraph letter.
A letter she wrote was sent back with a curt note that drove her "to sheer despair", she recalls.