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

• The Soviet decision came with stunning suddenness.
  苏联方面的决定来得十分突然。
• 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。
• 'Very true, my dear Paul,'retorted Mrs Chick, with an extraordinary show of animation, to cover the suddenness of her conversion;'and spoken like yourself.
  “完全正确，我亲爱的保罗，”奇克夫人回答道；为了掩盖她突然改变主意，她就显示出异乎寻常的活泼；“这正是你应该说的。
• Result: Prevent the syndrome and suddenness slowing down the aging process of dementia patients perception function and self-care ability.
  结果：防止发生并发症和意外，延缓痴呆患者的认知功能和自我照顾能力减退的速度。
• Crisis with such characteristics as suddenness, destructiveness, relevancy and excitability, is greatly accorded with the standard of the news value.
  危机事件因为其突发性、破坏性、关联性和刺激性等特点，最大限度地契合了新闻价值的标准。
• These studies have been more mature, and also achieved some success, but still can not solve the suddenness and unpredictability of the loss of corporate officers.
  尽管这些研究已经取得一定成效，但还不能解决人员流失的突发性和不可预见性。
• Sudden medical incidents in hospital are of suddenness, mass and press, the go beyond the normal service ability of a hospital, if they are handled improperly, serious result often occur.
  医院突发医疗事件具有突发性、群体性和紧迫性的特点，它超出医院正常服务能力，如处理不当，往往会造成严重后果。
• 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。
• There was a tremor on leaf and flow-er, which, with the suddenness of lightening, some drifted to the far end of the pond.
  这时候叶子与花儿也有一丝颤动，像闪电般，刹时传过荷塘的那边去了。
• Because of the suddenness and persistence of the depression I saw my doctor.
  由于这场抑郁症来得突然而且持续不退，我去看了我的医生。