猛然

měng rán zhuàng dào qiáng

猛然撞到墙

suddenly hit a wall

měng rán yī jīng

猛然一惊

suddenly got a fright

měng rán xiǎng qǐ

猛然想起

recall something suddenly

měng rán tíng zhù

猛然停住

jerk to a halt

měng rán xǐng wù

猛然醒悟

suddenly wake up

měng rán huí tóu

猛然回头

hastily turn one's head

tā měng rán chōng chū fáng mén xiàng zháo le mó shì de

他猛然冲出房门，像着了魔似的。

He flew out of the room like a man possessed.

wèi le bì miǎn yà dào yī zhī māo wǒ zhǐ hǎo měng rán jiāng chē zhuǎn xiàng

为了避免轧到一只猫，我只好猛然将车转向。

I had to swerve to avoid a cat.