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Meaning of 戛然

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
戛 jiá 然 rán
(literary) to stop abruptly (of a sound); to be loud and clear
Example Sentences
1
诺儿
?
出殡
?
什么跟什么呀
?
我还想再问下
,
电话戛然挂断
。
Lora? Funeral? What the? I'm still wanted to ask more but the phone hung up.
2
但是
,
你知道
,
变相
,
但音乐是无调
,
戛然和
。
But, you know, in disguise, but the music is atonal, screeching and forgettable.
3
头顶上的喧嚣声戛然停止了
,
像初起时一样来得突然
,
像一阵狂风吹过似的
。
The pandemonium above has ceased almost as suddenly as it arose, passed like a fierce gust of wind;
4
人们常因为一段关系的
“
戛然
”
而止或发现某人和之前的想象相差甚远而变得一蹶不振
。
Too often people don't and are stunned when a relationship "suddenly" ends or they find out they are seeing someone who was not the person they thought they were.