His brusque manner often offended people.
他唐突的举止经常冒犯别人。
The busy clerk gave a brusque answer and turned away.
忙碌的店员简短地回答了一句就转身走了。
Her brusque tone hurt his feelings.
她生硬的语气伤了他的感情。
Though brusque at first, the coach was kind once you knew him.
教练一开始看起来很生硬，但熟了以后就知道他很和善。
Select the synonym for the word “brusque” as used in the following sentence: The manager''s brusque manner left the employees feeling uneasy.
D — curt. “brusque” means adj. abrupt blunt curt
The ______ doctor answered every question in just a word or two.
D — brusque. “brusque” means adj. abrupt blunt curt
brusque — adj. abrupt blunt curt. In Chinese: 唐突的；直率的.
brusque is pronounced /brʌsk/. It breaks into 1 syllable: brusque.
“brusque” means abrupt blunt curt. Examples: (1) His brusque manner often offended people. (2) The busy clerk gave a brusque answer and turned away. (3) Her brusque tone hurt his feelings. (4) Though brusque at first, the coach was kind once you knew him.
abrupt, blunt — all close in meaning to brusque (adj. abrupt blunt curt).
Yes. brusque appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 800+ words for the ISEE and SSAT.
From Italian brusco (rough), severe, abrupt.