单词 | sudden |
释义 | sudden (once / 22 pages) adj WORD FAMILY sudden: suddener, suddenest, suddenly, suddenness+/suddenness: suddennesses USAGE EXAMPLESHe cited health reasons for his sudden retirement in 2004. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Such a minor delay may be caused by any minimal distraction: a sudden noise, a quick glance at the phone or a random thought. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) “All of a sudden, traffic might slow down, and they say, ‘Whoa!’ Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) adj happening without warning or in a short space of time a sudden storm a sudden decision a sudden cure Syn|Ant fast acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly abruptexceedingly sudden and unexpected choppy, jerkymarked by abrupt transitions emergentoccurring unexpectedly and requiring urgent action explosivesudden and loud fulminantsudden and severe sharpvery sudden and in great amount or degree gradual proceeding in small stages slownot moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time bit-by-bit, in small stages, piecemeal, step-by-step, stepwiseone thing at a time gradational, gradatory, graduatedtaking place by degrees |
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