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简洁的
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简洁的；扼要的
brief and to the point; effectively cut short
a crisp retort
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brief and to the point; effectively cut short
a response so curt as to be almost rude
the laconic reply; `yes'
short and terse and easy to understand
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Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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