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

• I can remember reading Flaubert for the first time, and being struck by a thunderbolt: oh brave new world that has such writers in it!
  我依旧记得初读福楼拜的时候，感觉就像被惊天霹雳所击中，因为我从其的作品中看到了一个勇敢的新世界。
• The news was like a thunderbolt out of a clear sky.
  这消息犹如晴天霹雳。
• 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。
• As for the count, he could not have been more overwhelmed if a thunderbolt had fallen at his feet and opened an immense gulf before him.
  至于伯爵，即使一个霹雳打在他的脚下和深裂开在他的面前，也不能使他更惶惑了。
• 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。
• A thunderbolt split up the tree.
  一阵雷电将这树劈开。
• 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 came as a thunderbolt. I could hardly believe my ears.
  这消息犹如晴天霹雳，我简直不相信自己的耳朵。
• He unleashed a thunderbolt by announcinghis resignation.
  他宣布辞职好似晴天炸雷一般。
• Thunderbolt speed by jove's right hand seek out the height.
  朱庇特右手发射的霹雳总是寻找高处。