| 词汇 | thunderbolt |
| 释义 | thunderbolt noun uk /ˈθʌn.də.bəʊlt/ us /ˈθʌn.dɚ.boʊlt/ thunderboltnoun (THUNDER)[ C ] a flash of lightning and the sound of thunder together雷电，霹雳 Precipitation: stormy weather angrily blizzard bolt bomb cyclone bombogenesis cyclogenesis cyclonic electrical storm hurricane sheet lightning squall storm chasing tempestuously thunder thundersnow thunderstorm tornadic tornado weather bomb whirlwind thunderboltnoun (SURPRISE/SHOCK)[ S ] an announcement, event, or idea that is completely unexpected or shocking: 晴天霹雳；出人意料的突发事件；令人震惊的情况 The news of the layoffs was a thunderbolt that left us all reeling.裁员的消息对于我们犹如晴天霹雳。 a surprise surpriseThe announcement that she was leaving the post was a surprise to us all. shockIt will be a terrible shock if their income is cut. kickerUSThe kicker is that even after six rounds of interviews, she still wasn't a finalist for the job. a rude awakeningShe'll be in for a rude awakening when she has to pay her own bills. eye-openerHis unauthorized biography was a real eye-opener. news to meSarah is leaving? Well that's news to me. Surprising and shocking against all expectationsphrase amaze amazing amazingly astonish dumbfounding dumbfoundingly dynamite earth-shaking earth-shattering one for the booksidiom pull pull something out of the bag/hatidiom raise (a few) eyebrowsidiom reality check turn up (somewhere) turn-up for the book(s)idiom unbelievable walk walk in on someone thunderbolt | American Dictionarythunderbolt noun[ C ] us/ˈθʌn·dərˌboʊlt/ a flash of lightning, esp. with the sound of thunder Examples of thunderboltthunderbolt Fire in one of its most sensorily arresting forms is the "thunderbolt," which "pilots all things". Pleasing, too, is the notion of love as a gradual development rather than a thunderbolt. The thunderbolt, when it came, took everyone by surprise. She says that the thunderbolt strikes the oak but leaves the myrtle; in other words it discriminates in punishing the lofty or exceptionally vicious, but spares the ordinary or commonplace. Political assassinations do not come out of a clear sky any more than do thunderbolts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A second lesson of which we would do well to take note is that surprise attacks can come like thunderbolts out of a blue sky. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The more thunderbolts he hurls the more we welcome it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In war, the clouds never blow over; they gather increasingly and fall in thunderbolts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If the necessary measures are not taken, they turn into thunderbolts and fall on your heads. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I remember the night when we debated that because there was a bad storm and thunderbolts were bouncing off the roof above the room in which we were meeting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Thunderbolts are the result of a thicker and more violent air flow. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. When opening, its first mascot was the thunderbolts. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Foil premium cards are partially shiny, having thunderbolts and stars as theme for the additional covering. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They can accelerate like 009 using the switch in their teeth and with the help of their eyes can fire thunderbolts. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The inside and outside of his house is blue and it is adorned with thunderbolts. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of thunderbolt These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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