thunderbolt

英 [ˈθʌndəbəʊlt]

美 [ˈθʌndərboʊlt]

n.  雷电; 霹雳

复数：thunderbolts　

BNC.20093 / COCA.20358

牛津词典

noun

• 雷电；霹雳
  a flash of lightning that comes at the same time as the noise of thunder and that hits sth
  1. The news hit them like a thunderbolt (= was very shocking) .
     这个消息犹如晴天霹雳使他们大为震惊。

柯林斯词典

• 雷电；霹雳
  Athunderboltis a flash of lightning, accompanied by thunder, which strikes something such as a building or a tree.

英英释义

noun

• a shocking surprise
  1. news of the attack came like a bombshell
  Synonym:bombshellthunderclap
• a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
  Synonym:boltbolt of lightning

双语例句

• If a thunderbolt had fallen at the banker's feet, he could not have experienced greater terror.
  即使一个霹雳落到那位银行家的脚前，他也未必会这样惊恐万状了。
• Had a thunderbolt fallen in the midst of the spectators of this unexpected scene, it would not have surprised them more than did albert's declaration.
  即使打一个霹雳，也不会有人想到出现这种场面，也没有比阿尔贝的宣布更使他们惊诧的事了。
• The news of her death came as a thunderbolt.
  眨眼间，传来霹雳和闪电。她去世的消息犹如晴天霹雳。
• If Jupiter hurls his thunderbolt as often as men sin, he will soon be out of thunderbolt.
  假使朱庇特每当有人犯罪就大发雷霆的话，他手上的雷霆便会即将告磬。
• The focus is on the thunderbolt surges harm to weak current equipment and preventing measures.
  对弱电设备雷害进行了分析，重点探讨了雷电浪涌对弱电设备的危害及防雷措施。
• I am like the storm-driven cloud of summer that, having cast off its crown of gold, hangs as a sword the thunderbolt upon a chain of lighting.
  我如同夏日里被风暴驱逐的云，抛下黄金王冠，在闪电的锁链上悬挂一个霹雳，犹如佩上一柄利剑。
• The news was like a thunderbolt out of a clear sky.
  这消息犹如晴天霹雳。
• The thunderbolt made matchwood of the hut.
  雷电把小屋击碎了。
• I wrote a decidedly intemperate journal entry on Byron's thunderbolt visit and its miserable outcome.
  我曾以非常激烈的措词写下一篇日记，记叙拜伦的突然来访，以及它的可悲结局。
• The Effect of Thunderbolt Formation and Development on Tower Cranes
  雷电的形成与发展对建筑塔吊感应高压电的影响