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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
- 突然
[tūrán]
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1.
adjective
sudden
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2.
adverb
suddenly
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 突然
[tūrán]
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1.
形
形容情况发生得急促；出人意料
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突然事件。
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病得太突然了。
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电灯突然灭了。
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Examples
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他怎么突然迸出这句话来？
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What made him blurt out such a remark?
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他的突然到来把一切都给打乱了。
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His unexpected arrival threw everything into confusion.
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他说到这儿突然打住了。
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He suddenly stopped when he came to that point.
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突然得病
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be suddenly taken ill
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突然所有的灯都灭了。
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Suddenly all the lights went out.
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抵挡突然袭击
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withstand a sudden attack
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风色突然变了，由南往北刮。
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The wind suddenly veered round to the north.
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他突然虎起脸对我吼起来。
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He suddenly turned ferocious and shouted at me.
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工程进行得很顺利，突然上面下达命令，来了个急刹车。
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The project was going ahead smoothly when suddenly orders came from above to bring the whole thing to a halt.
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灯突然灭了。
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All of a sudden the lights went out.
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Collocations
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突然袭击
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a sudden attack
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非常突然
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unexpected
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