brusque/bru:sk; ?@ brʌsk; brʌsk/ adj(of a person, his manner, etc) rough and abrupt; curt (指人及人的举止等)粗暴和唐突, 无礼的 a brusque attitude 粗鲁的举止 His reply was brusque. 他的回答很唐突.
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