| 词汇 | suddenness |
| 释义 | (redirected from suddenness)a quick drop and a sudden stopDeath from either falling from a great height or from hanging. I wouldn't get too close to the edge of that cliff if I were you, you'd have a pretty quick drop and a sudden stop. a (sudden) rush of blood (to the head)A sudden feeling of excitement or anger that causes one to act in unexpected ways. It must have been a sudden rush of blood to the head that made Gary lash out at Ron, because he's usually so calm. 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. have a (sudden) rush of blood to the headTo have a sudden feeling of excitement or anger that causes one to act in unexpected ways. It must have been a sudden rush of blood to the head that made Gary lash out at Ron, because he's usually so calm. sudden deathIn sports, a period of play triggered by a tie at the end of a a game or match in which the first team to score wins. Sometimes hyphenated if used as a modifier. I really hope they can win in regulation so the game doesn't go into sudden death. In the event of a tie, the game will be determined by sudden-death overtime. 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.ˌsudden ˈdeatha way of deciding the winner of a game when scores are equal at the end. The players or teams continue playing and the game ends as soon as one of them gains the lead: If no one scores in the next five minutes the game will go to sudden death.They won the match after an exciting sudden-death play-off.sudden death mod. having to do with something short, quick, and decisive. The game ended in a sudden death playoff. all of a sudden Very quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly. |
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