suddenness

英

美

n.  意外，突然

BNC.21885 / COCA.24811

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 突然的;骤然的;忽然的
  Suddenmeans happening quickly and unexpectedly.
  1. 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。
  2. '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。”
  3. She started to thank him, but a sudden movement behind him caught her attention...
     她正要谢他时，他身后有什么东西突然动了一下吸引了她的注意力。
  4. It was all very sudden.
     这一切都太突然了。
• PHRASE 突然地;出乎意料地
  If something happensall of a sudden, it happens quickly and unexpectedly.
  1. All of a sudden she didn't look sleepy any more.
     她突然看起来一点都不困了。

英英释义

noun

• the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
  Synonym:abruptnessprecipitatenessprecipitousnessprecipitanceprecipitancy

双语例句

• Infants died of suddenness increased, congenital malformation is still an important problem.
  ④意外死亡儿童增多，较多的先天畸形死亡仍是重要问题。
• The Soviet decision came with stunning suddenness.
  苏联方面的决定来得十分突然。
• The public security men drove straight to the bandits 'den with the suddenness of thunder bolt.
  公安人员以迅雷不及掩耳之势直捣匪巢。
• He apologized amply for his suddenness.
  他因自己的唐突而深表歉意。
• Flood is a kind of devastating natural disaster. Its suddenness, wide influence and highfrequency always results in extensive losses of lives and properties.
  洪涝灾害是一种影响范围广、发生频率高、损失金额大、突发性强的自然灾害，给人民的生命和财产带来了巨大的威胁。
• America's allies were rather taken aback by the suddenness of this announcement.
  这份突如其来的声明使美国的盟友们大吃一惊。
• Merely it became known, with extreme suddenness and everywhere at once, that EastAsia and not Eurasia was the enemy.
  只不过是极其突然地，一下子到处都让人知道了：敌人是东亚国，不是欧亚国。
• I know the suddenness of it must have been a dreadful shock; and I just can't tell you how sorry I am.
  这一突然不幸对你一定是一沉重打击。我无法表达我的悲痛之情。
• Suddenness, verge of a war, threat and urgency are four characteristics of international crises.
  国际危机具有突发性、临界性、威胁性和紧迫性等特点。
• The alarm-clock went off, jerking Martin out of sleep with a suddenness that would have given headache to one with less splendid constitution.
  闹钟响了，马丁惊醒过来。闹声很突然，若换个体质不如他的人怕是连头都会闹痛的。