abrupt
/əˈbrʌpt; ə`brʌpt/ adj
1 sudden and unexpected 突然的; 意外的
a road with many abrupt turns 一条有很多急转弯的路
an abrupt ending, change, departure 突如其来的终止, 骤然的变化, 突然的离去.
2
(a) (of speech, etc) not smooth; disconnected; disjointed （指言语等）不流畅的, 不连贯的, 支离的
short abrupt sentences 短小而不连贯的句子
an abrupt style of writing 不流畅的文体.
(b) (of behaviour) rough; curt （指行为）粗鲁的, 唐突的
He has an abrupt manner, ie makes no attempt to be polite. 他举止粗鲁.
3 (of a slope) very steep （指斜坡）陡峭的.