sud·den /ˈsʌdn/ ●●● S2 W3 adjectiveadj 1 SUDDENLYhappening, coming, or done quickly or when you do not expect it 突然的,忽然的,迅速而意外的 a sudden change in the weather 天气的突然变化
Life is cruel, she thought, with a sudden rush of anger. 生活真残酷,她想,心头突然涌上一股怒气。
Her death was sudden. 她的死很突然。
2 all of a sudden SUDDENLYsuddenly 突然,突如其来地,猛然 All of a sudden the lights went out. 突然,灯都灭了。
all of a sudden• It got him trying to be too perfect with his pitches all of a sudden.• The way he decided to leave all of a sudden didn't make any sense.• You put the chair up, and all of a sudden, he has four points of interest.• And all of a sudden I got slammed in the face.• All of a sudden I realized that the car in front of me wasn't moving.• In spring training I started off good with my throwing, and then all of sudden it declined.• Then, all of a sudden, like a spigot turned counterclockwise, B shuts down.• But as revenues subsided, costs all of a sudden mattered, too.• The kitchen had gone quiet, all of a sudden, really quiet.• Now, all of a sudden, things are different.• We waited and waited, then all of a sudden we saw a sail on the horizon. —suddenness noun [uncountableU]