sudden
adjective /ˈsʌdn/
/ˈsʌdn/
Idioms - happening or done quickly and unexpectedly
突然的;忽然的;骤然的 - News of his sudden and unexpected death came as a great shock.
他突然意外死亡的消息令人震惊。 - a sudden change in temperature
温度的突然变化 - There were several sudden bursts of gunfire outside.
外面突然传来几声枪响。 - 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。 - Don't make any sudden movements.
不要突然做动作。 - His death was very sudden.
他死得很突然。
Collocations DictionarySudden is used with these nouns:- acceleration
- alarm
- anger
- …
词源Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French sudein, from an alteration of Latin subitaneus, from subitus ‘sudden’. - News of his sudden and unexpected death came as a great shock.
Idioms
all of a sudden
- quickly 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。
- All of a sudden someone grabbed me around the neck.