He left abruptly.
他突然离开了。
The music stopped abruptly when the power went out.
停电时音乐戛然而止。
She abruptly changed the subject when I asked about the test.
我问起考试时，她突然换了话题。
The road ended abruptly at the edge of the forest.
道路在森林边缘突然中断。
Choose the word that is closest in meaning to “abruptly”: The meeting ended abruptly when the fire alarm rang.
D — suddenly. “abruptly” means adv. suddenly, unexpectedly
The car stopped ______ when a deer darted into the road.
A — abruptly. “abruptly” means adv. suddenly, unexpectedly
abruptly — adv. suddenly, unexpectedly. In Chinese: 突然地，唐突地.
abruptly is pronounced /əˈbrʌptli/. It breaks into 3 syllables: a · brupt · ly.
“abruptly” means suddenly, unexpectedly. Examples: (1) He left abruptly. (2) The music stopped abruptly when the power went out. (3) She abruptly changed the subject when I asked about the test. (4) The road ended abruptly at the edge of the forest.
suddenly, unexpectedly — all close in meaning to abruptly (adv. suddenly, unexpectedly).
Yes. abruptly appears on the iSEE Vocab Middle list, which covers nearly 700 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
abrupt (sudden)+ly (adv)