| 词汇 | all of a sudden |
| 释义 | Idiom all of a sudden Theme: SUDDENNESS suddenly.All of a sudden lightning struck the tree we were sitting under.I felt a sharp pain in my side all of a sudden. Idiom all of a sudden happening or done quickly and without any warning.All of a sudden we heard a loud explosion that shook the building. all of a suddenUnexpectedly and abruptly; suddenly. I was startled when the fire alarm went off all of a sudden. I thought Laura and I were friends, but all of a sudden, she stopped talking to me. all of a suddensuddenly. All of a sudden lightning struck the tree we were sitting under. I felt a sharp pain in my side all of a sudden. all of a suddenEntirely without warning, abruptly, as in All of a sudden the lights went out. In Shakespeare's day the common phrase was of a sudden, the word all being added in the late 1600s. Also see all at once, def. 2. all of a suddenCOMMON If something happens all of a sudden, it happens quickly and unexpectedly. All of a sudden she didn't look sleepy any more. I felt incredibly lonely all of a sudden. (all) of a suddensuddenly.As a noun sudden is now found only in this phrase, but from the mid 16th century to the early 18th century it was in regular use in the sense ‘an unexpected danger or emergency’. ˌall of a ˈsuddensuddenly and unexpectedly: I was sitting reading my book when all of a sudden the lights went out.all of a sudden Very quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly. |
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