thunderbolt 详细解释

thunderbolt

['θʌndəbəult]

n.雷电, 晴天霹雳, (突然且具毁灭性的猛烈行动的)人或物

n.[C]

1. 雷电, 霹雳

A thunderbolt split up the tree.

一阵雷电将这树劈开。

2. 突发意外事件

The news of her death came as a thunderbolt.

她去世的消息犹如晴天霹雳。

3. 恐吓; 大发雷霆

词形变化

名词复数:thunderbolts

词义辨析

同义参见:

lightning  

英英释义

名词 thunderbolt:

a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder

同义词:bolt, bolt of lightning

a shocking surprise

同义词:bombshell, thunderclap

补充

thunderboltthunderbolt英:[ˈθʌndəbəult] 美:[ˈθʌndɚˌbolt]n.1.霹雳,雷电,意外的灾难,突发事件

例句

1. The plane might be struck by a thunderbolt.飞机可能会被雷电击中。 2. the full force of what she had been told hit her like a thunderbolt.这消息在她听来恍如晴天霹雳。 3. He was struck dead by a thunderbolt.他遭雷击而死。 4. The news hit them like a thunderbolt. [=the news was very shocking or surprising]这个消息对他们而言真是晴天霹雳。