curt

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a. 简略的, 简短的, 生硬的

发音

US /kɝt/
其它
UK /kɜːt/

词形变化

curted curts 三单 curts curting 现在分词 curted 过去式 curted 过去分词 curter 比较级 curter curtest curtest 最高级

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To cut, cut short, shorten.

    废旧 罕用
adj.
  1. 1.

    Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.

  2. 2.

    Short or concise.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 6

short crisp terse brusk brusque laconic

近义相关 2

concise discourteous

词源

From the Latin curtus (“shortened”). Cognate with Dutch kort, German kurz, Galician curto, French court, Italian corto, Portuguese curto, and Spanish corto. Doublet of short.

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