Sudden Quickly ˈsʌdn Death Change Happening Unexpectedly [Usu
The word 'sudden' is an adjective meaning happening quickly and unexpectedly. It also has a phrase 'all of a sudden' which means suddenly or unexpectedly.
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]突然的;骤然的;忽然的Sudden means happening quickly and unexpectedly.
[usu ADJ n]
He had been deeply affected by the sudden death of his father-in-law...
岳父的猝死使他十分伤心。
'I hope,' the stranger said, 'that the sudden change of venue did not inconvenience you.'...
那位陌生人说:“我希望突然改变地点不会给您带来不便。”
She started to thank him, but a sudden movement behind him caught her attention...
她正要谢他时,他身后有什么东西突然动了一下吸引了她的注意力。
It was all very sudden.
这一切都太突然了。
suddenness
The enemy seemed stunned by the suddenness of the attack.
进攻之出其不意似乎让敌人大吃一惊。
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[PHRASE 短语]突然地;出乎意料地 If something happens all of a sudden, it happens quickly and unexpectedly.
[usu PHR with cl]
All of a sudden she didn't look sleepy any more.
她突然看起来一点都不困了。
Oxford
sud·den★/ˈsʌdn; NAmEˈsʌdn/adjectivehappening or done quickly and unexpectedly 突然的;忽然的;骤然的◆a sudden change骤变◆Don't make any sudden movements.不要突然地做任何动作。◆His death was very sudden.他死得很突然。◆It was only decided yesterday. It's all been very sudden.这是昨天才决定的,一切都非常突然。▶sud·den·ness/; NAmE/noun[uncountable ]IDIOMˌall of a ˈsuddenquickly and unexpectedly 突然;猛地◆All of a sudden someone grabbed me around the neck.猛不防有人抓住了我的脖子。sud·den/ˈsʌdn; NAmEˈsʌdn/sud·den·ness/; NAmE/
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suddensud‧den /ˈsʌdn/ ●●●S2W3 adjective
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1happening, coming, or done quickly or when you do not expect it: a sudden change in the weather Life is cruel, she thought, with a sudden rush of anger. a sudden movement Her death was sudden.2all of a sudden suddenly: All of a sudden the lights went out.—suddenness noun [uncountable]
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突然的(96%),出乎意料的(2%),突发之事(2%)
n.突然发生的事
adj.突然的,意外的;快速的
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