Sudden
['sʌd(ə)n] or ['sʌdn]
解釋/意思:
(adj.) happening without warning or in a short space of time; 'a sudden storm'; 'a sudden decision'; 'a sudden cure' .
埃菲編輯--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) Happening without previous notice or with very brief notice; coming unexpectedly, or without the common preparation; immediate; instant; speedy.
(a.) Hastly prepared or employed; quick; rapid.
(a.) Hasty; violent; rash; precipitate.
(adv.) Suddenly; unexpectedly.
(n.) An unexpected occurrence; a surprise.
艾伦整理
同義詞及近義詞:
a. Unexpected, abrupt, unforeseen, unanticipated, unlooked for.
科琳錄入
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Unanticipated, hasty, rash, quick, unexpected, abrupt
ANT:Gradual, expected, transitional, slow, premonished, anticipated
校對:罗尼
解釋/意思:
adj. unexpected: hasty: abrupt.—adv. Sud′denly.—n. Sud′denness (Scot.) Sud′denty.—On a sudden Of a sudden suddenly sooner than was expected.
編輯:朗达
例句/造句/用法:
- No, she said softly, laughing at his sudden quickness. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- The aspect of piteous distress on his face, almost as imploring a merciful and kind judgment from his child, gave her a sudden sickening. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- And what can have urged you to so sudden a departure? 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- The most obvious conclusion from this is, that human nature is in general pusillanimous; since upon the sudden appearance of any object. 大衛·休謨. 人性論.
- He was roused from a meditation on these dire imaginings by the sudden appearance of two figures at a turn of the lane. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- I saw the sudden change that came upon him beneath my gaze. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- It was as if the eager current of her being had been checked by a sudden obstacle which drove it back upon itself. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- In sudden low spirits, Twemlow replies, 'I don't think he would. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- But as he followed Madame Olenska into the hall he thought with a sudden hunger of being for a moment alone with her at the door of her carriage. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
- The honest Irish maid-servant, delighted with the change, asked leave to kiss the face that had grown all of a sudden so rosy. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- The time, however, was spent in strengthening the intrenchments and making our position generally more secure against a sudden attack. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Such sudden alternations from mental vacuity do sometimes occur thus quietly. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- But, to return to our friends, whom we left wiping their eyes, and recovering themselves from too great and sudden a joy. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- The man took strong sharp sudden bites, just like the dog. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- This consisted of mechanical means for throwing the shuttle across the web by a sudden jerk of a bar--one at each side--operated by pulling a cord. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- By accident the noose fell squarely about the running ape's neck, bringing him to a sudden and surprising halt. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- She vented petulant words every now and then, but there were sighs between her words, and sudden listenings between her sighs. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- A sudden recollection had flashed on her this moment--she had not money enough for undertaking a long journey. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- She stole a sudden glance at the face close to hers, and then she gave a little frightened gasp. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- Oh dear me, I must get some string, or silk, or—Oh, she cried, struck with a sudden thought, have you a knife? 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- A sudden quiet came over her, and she has gone about her work, ever since, like a woman in a dream. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- Jo's sudden change of tone made the girls laugh, but all looked rather anxious, and no one said a word as Snodgrass took his seat. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- The title gave him a sudden start, too; and he could not avoid casting a wistful glance round the room. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- Gudrun's heart leapt in sudden terror, profound terror. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- A sudden impulse came over him to enter, and see if they were indeed the proofs. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- The official turned towards him with sudden distrust. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- Indeed,' said Glaucon, 'I cannot tell you on a sudden. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- Then there was one that we did not hear coming until the sudden rush. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 永別了,武器.
- The sudden and romantic appearance of his son in the lists at Ashby, he had justly regarded as almost a death's blow to his hopes. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- With the coming of the machine inventions and the new industrial and social ideas of the eighteenth century came an almost sudden new appreciation of the value of time. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
編輯:朗达