suddenly
abruptly【导航词义:突然】
suddenly adv. 突然,突如其来地
〔辨析〕普通用词,指迅速而又意外,强调出乎意料。
〔例证〕
The car suddenly ran into a tree.
汽车突然撞到一棵树上。
Suddenly, I heard a scream from outside.
突然我听到外面一声尖叫。
abruptly adv. 突然地,意外地
〔辨析〕通常指言语、行为比较突然,含粗鲁、莽撞、令人不快之意。
〔例证〕
She left the office abruptly without explanation.
她未作解释就突然离开了办公室。
His contract was abruptly terminated.
他的合同意外终止了。
He abruptly resigned last night after less than two weeks in the job.
他在该职位上干了还不到两个星期,却在昨晚突然辞职。