abruptly

副词 abruptly:

1. quickly and without warning
   同义词：suddenly, short, dead

1. "Why?" She asked abruptly.
   "为什么？"她忽然问道。
2. The train stopped abruptly, nearly tipping me out of my bunk.
   火车突然停住，我差点儿从　位上摔下来。
3. The number of tigers has reduced abruptly in the last fifty years.
   在过去的五十年里，老虎的数目锐减。
4. About20 Chinatown garment workers— who said their boss abruptly closed up shop, leaving them high and dry at Christmas— yesterday demanded$40,000 in back pay.
   大约20名唐人街制衣工人——他们说老板突然关闭工厂，令他们在圣诞节一筹莫展——昨天要求付给他们40000元欠薪。