剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - sudden collapse

sudden
/'sʌd.ən/
adjective
E
* happening or done quickly and without warning
突然的，忽然的；意外的

1. Drop the gun, put your hands in the air, and don't make any sudden movements.
把枪放下，手举起来，别轻举妄动。

2. He had a sudden heart attack while he was on holiday.
他度假时心脏病突然发作。

3. First they announce their engagement and then they tell me Angie's pregnant - it's all a bit sudden really.
他们先是宣布订婚，接着告诉我安吉怀孕了——一切都有点太突然。

/'sʌd.ən/
adjective
all of a sudden informal A
* very quickly
一下子；突然间

1. It seemed to happen all of a sudden - I felt dizzy and I just collapsed.
一切似乎都发生得很突然——我觉得头晕，然后就晕倒了。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - sudden collapse

sudden ★★★☆☆
1.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词突然的;骤然的;忽然的 Sudden means happening quickly and unexpectedly.

【搭配模式】：usu ADJ n

  • 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。

  • '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。”

  • 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。

  • It was all very sudden.

    这一切都太突然了。

suddenness

  • The enemy seemed stunned by the suddenness of the attack.

    进攻之出其不意似乎让敌人大吃一惊。

2.PHRASE 短语突然地;出乎意料地 If something happens all of a sudden, it happens quickly and unexpectedly.

【搭配模式】：usu PHR with cl

  • All of a sudden she didn't look sleepy any more.

    她突然看起来一点都不困了。

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - sudden collapse

☞ sudden
sud·den / 5sQdn / adjective   happening or done quickly and unexpectedly
   突然的；忽然的；骤然的:
   a sudden change
   骤变
   Don't make any sudden movements.
   不要突然地做任何动作。
   His death was very sudden.
   他死得很突然。
   It was only decided yesterday. It's all been very sudden.
   这是昨天才决定的,一切都非常突然。
• sud·den·ness noun [U]
 IDIOMS 
▪ 7all of a 'sudden
   quickly and unexpectedly
   突然；猛地:
   All of a sudden someone grabbed me around the neck.
   猛不防有人抓住了我的脖子。

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - sudden collapse

sudden adj.
Sudden is used with these nouns: acceleration, alarm, anger, appearance, arrival, attack, awakening, awareness, bout, breeze, burst, change, chill, clamour, clatter, collapse, commotion, conversion, convulsion, cramp, cry, dash, death, decline, decrease, demise, departure, desire, dip, disappearance, dive, downpour, drop, emergence, emergency, end, enthusiasm, eruption, excitement, exclamation, exit, expansion, explosion, fall, fame, fit, flare, flash, flashback, flicker, flood, flurry, flush, gasp, glare, gleam, gust, halt, heat, hope, hush, illness, image, impact, impulse, increase, influx, inspiration, interest, interruption, intrusion, jerk, jolt, joy, jump, knock, lapse, leap, longing, lunge, lurch, move, movement, nausea, need, noise, onset, onslaught, outbreak, outburst, pain, pang, panic, pop, quiet, realization, recollection, reduction, resignation, revelation, reversal, rise, roar, rush, shift, shiver, shock, shout, silence, spasm, spurt, stab, stillness, stop, stroke, surge, swerve, swing, switch, tear, thaw, thought, transformation, transition, tug, turn, twinge, upsurge, urge, urgency, vision, whim, withdrawal

The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - sudden collapse

sudden
 see all of a sudden.

牛津英语同义词学习词典 - sudden collapse

sudden

adjective

sudden ♦︎ sharp ♦︎ dramatic ♦︎ abruptThese words all describe sth happening quickly or unexpectedly. 这些词均表示突然的、急剧的、意外的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a sudden / a sharp / a dramatic / an abrupt increase / rise (in sth)◆a sudden / sharp / dramatic drop / fall (in sth)◆a sudden / sharp / dramatic change / improvement / deterioration◆a sudden / a dramatic / an abrupt end◆a sudden / dramatic appearance / arrival◆a sudden / an abrupt disappearance / departure / movement / stop / halt■ sudden happening or done quickly and unexpectedly 突然的；忽然的；骤然的◆Don't make any sudden movements.不要做任何突然的动作。◆His death was very sudden.他死得很突然。◆It was only decided yesterday. It's all been very sudden.这是昨天才决定的，一切都非常突然。 OPP gradual ⇨ slow ▸ suddenly

adverb

◆I suddenly realized what I had to do.我忽然明白了我该做些什么。◆It all happened so suddenly.一切都来得那么突然。■ sharp [usually before noun](especially of a change in sth) sudden and rapid （尤指变化）急剧的，骤然的◆There has been a sharp drop in prices.价格骤降了。◆He heard a sharp intake of breath.他听到了一声猛吸气的声音。ⓘ Sharp is usually used to talk about sudden, big changes in numbers, prices, levels, rates, etc. Typical collocates are rise, increase, drop and fall. * sharp通常用来表示在数目、价格、水平、比率等方面的突然而巨大的变化，常见搭配词有rise、increase、drop和fall。▸ sharply

adverb

◆The temperature drops sharply at night.夜间温度急剧下降。◆Profits fell sharply following the takeover.公司被收购后利润突然大幅度降低。◆The road fell sharply to the sea.那条公路陡然下坡，通向大海。■ dramatic (of a change, an event, etc.) sudden, very great and often surprising （变化、事件等）突然的，巨大的，令人吃惊的◆I need to see a dramatic improvement in your work.我需要看到你的工作有巨大改进。◆The announcement had a dramatic effect on house prices.那个公告对住房价格产生了巨大影响。▸ dramatically

adverb

◆Prices have increased dramatically in the last few years.最近几年价格暴涨。■ abrupt əˈbrʌpt sudden and unexpected, often in an unpleasant way （常指不快事）突然的，意外的◆His abrupt departure made me think I had done something to upset him.他突然离去，让我觉得自己惹他生气了。◆The accident brought his career to an abrupt end.那起事故使他的职业生涯突然结束了。▸ abruptly

adverb

◆The interview ended abruptly when I refused to work weekends.面试因我拒绝周末加班而中途结束。

新牛津英语同义词词典 - sudden collapse

sudden

adjective
a sudden downpour took us by surprise
UNEXPECTED , unforeseen, unanticipated, unlooked-for, without warning, without notice, not bargained for; immediate, instantaneous, instant, precipitous, precipitate, abrupt, rapid, swift, lightning, quick, hurried, sharp, without delay.
-opposite(s): GRADUAL.

词源记忆 - sudden collapse

sudden 突然的
来自盎格鲁诺曼法语sudein, 改写自拉丁语subitaneus, 来自subitus, 突然的，来自sub, 在下，向上；-it, 走，词源同exit, itinerary。即向上走来的，引申词义突然走来的，突然的。