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单词 suddenly
释义
suddenly
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adv

If you're walking on a crowded street and you stop suddenly — abruptly and without warning — somebody walking behind you may bump into you.
If you experience love at first sight, you've suddenly fallen in love. If you're driving at night and a deer jumps out in front of you, you might suddenly have to swerve to avoid it. Suddenly is the kind of adverb you might use a lot if you're describing the plot of an action movie, a mystery novel, or any story in which lots of unexpected things happen.
WORD FAMILY
sudden: suddener, suddenest, suddenly, suddenness+/suddenness: suddennesses
USAGE EXAMPLES
The call deprived the Trojans’ suddenly beleaguered defense of its top tackler.
Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)
Suddenly, he said something personal about himself that astounded me.
New York Times(Jan 02, 2017)
But sometimes the Patriots do things that will baffle you until suddenly everything becomes obvious.
The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017)
1adv happening unexpectedly
suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side
Syn
all of a sudden, of a sudden
2adv quickly and without warning
he stopped suddenly
Syn
abruptly, dead, short
3adv on impulse; without premeditation
he made up his mind suddenly
Syn
on the spur of the moment
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