suddenly

英 [ˈsʌdənli]

美 [ˈsʌdənli]

adv. 突然; 忽然; 猛地; 骤然

CET4 CET6

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.854 / COCA.955

同义词辨析

suddenly abruptly【导航词义：突然】

suddenlyadv. 突然，突如其来地

〔辨析〕

普通用词，指迅速而又意外，强调出乎意料。

〔例证〕

The car suddenly ran into a tree.
汽车突然撞到一棵树上。
Suddenly, I heard a scream from outside.
突然我听到外面一声尖叫。

abruptlyadv. 突然地，意外地

〔辨析〕

通常指言语、行为比较突然，含粗鲁、莽撞、令人不快之意。

〔例证〕

She left the office abruptly without explanation.
她未作解释就突然离开了办公室。
His contract was abruptly terminated.
他的合同意外终止了。
He abruptly resigned last night after less than two weeks in the job.
他在该职位上干了还不到两个星期，却在昨晚突然辞职。

牛津词典

adv.

突然；忽然；猛地；骤然
quickly and unexpectedly
1. ‘Listen!’ said Doyle suddenly.
  “你听！”多伊尔突然说。
2. I suddenly realized what I had to do.
  我突然明白我该怎么做了。
3. It all happened so suddenly.
  一切都来得那么突然。

柯林斯词典

ADV-GRADED 突然地;出乎意料地
If something happenssuddenly, it happens quickly and unexpectedly.
1. Suddenly, she looked ten years older...
  突然间她看起来老了 10 岁。
2. Her expression suddenly altered...
  她的表情一下子变了。
3. He sat down suddenly.
  他猛地坐了下来。

英英释义

adv

quickly and without warning
1. he stopped suddenly
Synonym:abruptlyshortdead
happening unexpectedly
1. suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side
Synonym:all of a suddenof a sudden
on impulse
1. he decided to go to Chicago on the spur of the moment
2. he made up his mind suddenly
Synonym:on the spur of the moment

双语例句

She suddenly fell forward on to the table and fainted
她突然向前栽倒在桌上，晕了过去。
The ground suddenly sank under his feet.
他脚下的土地突然陷下去了。
Her father's face had suddenly tightened as though he was being strangled by invisible hands.
她父亲的脸突然僵硬了，仿佛是被无形的双手扼住了脖子。
Suddenly she dashed down to the cellar
她突然冲下地窖。
Suddenly, he pulled up sharply in his stride, and fell to the floor
突然，原本大步流星的他猛地停住了脚步，倒在了地上。
Strange feelings suddenly came over me.
我突然有种奇异的感觉。
Suddenly I felt a sharp pain in my shoulder
我突然感到肩膀上一阵剧痛。
He sat down suddenly.
他猛地坐了下来。
We suddenly saw her in the distance
我们突然看见她在远处。
His 36ft yacht sank suddenly last summer.
他那36英尺长的游艇去年夏天突然沉没了。