常用用法adj. (形容詞)sudden的意思是“突然的,忽然的,迅速而意外的”,指事先沒有預(yù)料到事情會(huì)發(fā)生,所以當(dāng)事情發(fā)生時(shí)使人感到很意外。 all of a sudden的意思是“突然地,出乎意料地”,常用于口語中。也常用on a sudden,意思與all of a sudden相同,但不如all of a sudden正式或常見。 返回 sudden詞語辨析adj. (形容詞)sudden, fast, hasty, quick, rapid, swift這組詞的共同意思是“快的,迅速的”。其區(qū)別是：1.quick指運(yùn)動(dòng)動(dòng)作發(fā)生或完成的迅速、敏捷,強(qiáng)調(diào)的是單一動(dòng)作的突然性或短暫性,也指才智和反應(yīng)的敏捷和靈敏; swift意為“快”或“突然發(fā)生”,所指的運(yùn)動(dòng)速度最高,同時(shí)強(qiáng)調(diào)運(yùn)動(dòng)的平穩(wěn)瀟灑和輕捷、不費(fèi)力氣等,有時(shí)帶文學(xué)色彩,為較正式的用語; fast多指運(yùn)動(dòng)的物體,位置移動(dòng)的迅速,強(qiáng)調(diào)物體運(yùn)動(dòng)的方式; rapid是正式用語,多指運(yùn)動(dòng)本身,強(qiáng)調(diào)運(yùn)動(dòng)的高速度,所指的速度有時(shí)有“對(duì)人有益”的含義,常?？膳cfast互換使用,但語氣比fast強(qiáng); hasty指“草率,匆忙”; sudden則指“突然”。2.swift, fast和rapid一般都指運(yùn)動(dòng)的速度,通常動(dòng)作都有持續(xù)性和連續(xù)性。hasty一般都不指運(yùn)動(dòng)的速度。例如:He gave me a quick response to my question.他對(duì)我的問題給出了迅速的回答。The swift fading of autumn into winter.秋色迅速退去,隨而進(jìn)入冬天。The fast train was exchanged for a local one.快車被換成了慢車。He made such rapid progress that his parents were very glad.他取得了如此快的進(jìn)步,以至于他的父母都很高興。She's too hasty—if she would only think before speaking she wouldn't have so much trouble.她太性急了,要是她講話之前多考慮一下,就不會(huì)有那么多麻煩了。A sudden clap of thunder woke me.一陣突然的雷聲把我驚醒了。 返回 sudden