词组 | suddenly |
释义 | suddenly /ˈsʌdnli/ adverb quickly and unexpectedly: I suddenly realized that there was someone following me. George died very suddenly. Suddenly, the eagle opened its wings. It all happened so suddenly.THESAURUS: suddenly all of a sudden suddenly – used especially in stories or descriptions of past events: All of a sudden, he takes a gun out of his pocket and shoots. | He just all of a sudden decided to leave. without warning suddenly and with no signs that it was going to happen – used about bad or dangerous things: One day, he collapsed without warning. | Then, without warning, her husband left her. out of the blue suddenly and unexpectedly – used especially when you hear from someone you have not seen for a long time or when someone tells you something that surprises you: She turned up on my doorstep, out of the blue (=she arrived suddenly, without telling anyone). | The offer had come completely out of the blue. at short notice BrE on short notice AmE suddenly, so that there is not much time to prepare or change arrangements: He came into the side at short notice, when another player was injured. | Occasionally, tours may have to be cancelled at short notice. on the spur of the moment used when talking about things you decide to do suddenly, without planning them beforehand: We all buy things on the spur of the moment. | On the spur of the moment, I decided to go and talk to her about it.You can also say that something was a spur-of-the-moment decision. |
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