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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

abruptly [ə'br^ptlɪ]
  1. 1. adverb [leave] [ end+] (suddenly) 突然
  2. 2. adverb [speak+] (curtly) 生硬

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

abruptly
  1. 1. adverb 突然地;意外地
  2. 2. adverb 唐突地;鲁莽
  3. 3. adverb 陡峭地;险峻地
  4. 4. adverb 不连贯地;支离破碎地

Examples

He turned abruptly and walked away.
他突然转身走开了。
Daniel shot up abruptly,flinging back the covers.
丹尼尔突然从床上弹起来,被子被掀了开来。
He stopped abruptly and gazed round,staring back at the throng they had pushed through.
他突然停下来环顾四周,回望着刚刚从中挤出来的人群。
会没开完,他径自走了。
He left abruptly in the middle of the meeting.
天气,冷乍热。
The temperature changes abruptly.
骤然离去
leave abruptly
周末公司突然让他出差,他和女友的约会愆期了。
The company abruptly chose him to go away on a business trip at the weekend, so he delayed the date with his girlfriend.

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