" It's not Cho I want to talk to, " said Harry brusquely.

“我不想和秋张谈话。”哈利硬无礼地说。

It can be much more brusque and to the point.

这可能会更加简短硬，并且直切点。

Try not to be too blunt here.

不硬。

These are (much as I hate to admit it) stiff, trying-too-hard novels.

它们（尽管我很不愿意承认）都很硬，过分勉强。

Entertainment Weekly said the show's numbers were a mostly lacklustre collection of forgettable tunes.

娱乐周刊称，该音乐剧的旋律就是将容易遗忘的曲调很硬地合在了一起。

" Thirty-nine years this December, " said Professor McGonagall brusquely, snapping her bag shut.

“到今十二月就满三十九了。”麦格教授硬地回答，啪的一声合上了提包。

When he spoke, however, it was in his usual curt voice.

不过当他说话时，声音还和往常一样硬。

" You've had an owl, " said Ron brusquely the moment he walked in.

“你来了一只猫头鹰。”哈利刚走进，就硬地说。

" Sit, " said Umbridge curtly, pointing towards a chair.

“坐下。”乌姆里奇指着一把椅子简短硬地说。

" When I lived, " she said stiffly, " I was Helena Ravenclaw."

“我活着的时候，”她硬地说，“是海莲娜·拉文克劳。”

" Yes." said Aberforth tersely. " Been reading Rita Skeeter, have you, missy? "

“对，”阿不福思硬地说，“读了丽塔·斯基特，是吗，小姑娘？”

" Well, it wasn't exactly your own work, was it? " she said stiffly.

“是啊，你并不是自己独立完成的，是不是？”她硬地说。

" I did not want a drink, " she said stiffly.

" 我不喝酒，" 她硬地说。"

That prompted a curt response from committee Chairman Robert Menendez.

这一求得到委员会主席伯特·梅内德斯的硬回应。

He did not speak except in gruff monosyllables.

他说话时，除了硬的单音节词，别的什么也不说。

Blunt instruments do exist, from mandatory retirement ages to explicit term limits.

确实存在硬的手段，从强制退休龄到明确的任期限制。

“No one knows why you lost your powers when you attacked me, ” said Harry abruptly.

“谁也不知道为什么你对我下手的时候突然丧失了力量，”哈利硬地说道。

It's about avoiding choppy, abrupt speech.

它的目的是避免断断续续、硬的发音。

" I suggest you ask him, " said Snape jerkily.

“我建议你问他。”斯内普硬地答道。

" I don't think what you've got to say is unimportant, sir, " said Harry stiffly.

“我不认为你说的不重，先。”哈利语气硬地说。