sudden
adj. 突然的
Sudden means happening quickly and unexpectedly.
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。”
If something happens all of a sudden, it happens quickly and unexpectedly.
All of a sudden she didn't look sleepy any more.
她突然看起来一点都不困了。
1. happening without warning or in a short space of time;
(all) of a sudden
突然地
on a sudden
(古)。 同 all of a sudden
all of a sudden
突然地:非常迅速地和突然地;出乎意料地
The sudden storm thwarted the farmers getting in wheat.
突然而来的暴风雨使农民们不能把麦子都收进来.
The sudden increase in sales is easily explicable.
销售额的突然增加是很容易理解的.
Progress toward democracy has to be made in steps , rather than a sudden leap.
必须逐步地实行民主化, 不可操之过急.
The driver has swerved on a sudden to avoid a file of geese.
为了躲避一队鹅,司机突然来个急转弯.
Why all this sudden change?
何以变卦?