Several customers complained that the receptionist was brusque when answering their questions on the phone.

好幾位客戶抱怨櫃檯人員在電話中回答問題時態度簡慢無禮。

The manager's brusque email left the new hires feeling unwelcome during their first week.

經理那封口氣生硬的電子郵件，讓新進員工在第一週就覺得不受歡迎。

Although the supplier sounded brusque at the meeting, he agreed to lower the shipping costs.

雖然供應商在會議上說話很衝，但他還是同意降低運費。