That prompted a curt response from committee Chairman Robert Menendez.

这一要求得到委员会主席罗伯特·梅内德斯的生硬回应。

He did not speak except in gruff monosyllables.

他说话时，除了生硬的单音节词，别的什么也不说。

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

确实存在生硬的手段，从强制退休年龄到明确的任期限制。

His voice had a hard edge. You're driving it home.

他的声音带着生硬的味道。“你把它开回家。”

It's about avoiding choppy, abrupt speech.

它的目的是避免断断续续、生硬的发音。

Barty Crouch was a stiff, upright, elderly man, dressed in an impeccably crisp suit and tie.

巴蒂·克劳奇是一个五十来岁的男人，腰板挺直，动作生硬，着一尘不染的挺括西装，打着领带。

A hard, mocking edge entered his voice.

生硬和嘲弄的色彩渗进了他的声音。

'Yes, 'he said in quite a different, hard voice, you've noticed my love for Miss Ingram, haven't you?

“是的。”他换了完全不同的生硬语调，“你已经注意到我对英格姆小姐的爱慕，是不是？

Because this tropical sensation can leave you with a kind of raw, burning feeling in your mouth.

这种热带的食物会让你的嘴里有一种生硬、灼热的感觉。

Bill's tone was no longer curt, and a sudden look of interest had flashed into his eyes.

比尔的语气不再生硬，他的眼睛里突然闪过一丝兴趣。

It's a harsh and blunt method of dealing with criminals based on anger and fear rather than wisdom.

这是一种基于愤怒和恐惧而不是智慧来对付罪犯的严厉而生硬的方法。

" Again? " Fanny's kind, rather moon-like face took on an incongruous expression of pained and disapproving astonishment.

“又是福斯特？”范尼的颇像满月的脸上露出一种生硬的、不以然的痛苦和惊讶的表情。

Instead of bookshelves, this wall was crowded with framed pictures of all sizes, some in vibrant colors, others dull monochromes.

这面墙上没有书架，却挂满了各种尺寸的镶着相框的照片。有些是模糊生硬的彩色照片，另一些则是黯淡的黑白照片。

I'm gonna be messy with it because again, we don't want harsh lines.

我会随意涂抹，同样地，我们不希望出现生硬的线条。

And you'll hear when I read this that it has a stilted harsh rhythm.

当我读到这篇文章时，你会听到它有一种生硬刺耳的节奏。

Unfortunately for people, it's a really blunt tool.

不幸的是，对于人们来说， 这是一个非常生硬的工具。

He would point out certain drunks and scream at them in his raw, worn voice.

他会指出某些醉汉并用他生硬、疲惫的声音对他们尖叫。

His voice saying this was hard and bright and smooth.

他说这话的声音生硬、明亮而流畅。

His letter was abrupt, formal, and constrained.

他的信生硬、正式、拘谨。

" I have not come as a friend this time, " she answered stiffly.

“这次我不是以朋友的身份来的。 ” 她生硬的回答。