thunder
thunder
noun
[mass noun]
[no obj.]
thunderer
noun
thundery
adjective
语源
noun
[mass noun]
- a loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash due to the expansion of rapidly heated air
雷，雷声
■a resounding loud deep noise
雷鸣般的响声，轰隆声
you can hear the thunder of the falls in the distance.
你能听到远处瀑布的轰鸣声。
■used in similes and comparisons to refer to an angry facial expression or tone of voice
(喻)恼怒（的神情）；谴责（的语气）
‘I am Brother Joachim,’ he announced in a voice like thunder.
“我是乔基姆兄弟”，他怒吼着宣布。
■[as exclamation](dated)used to express anger, annoyance, or incredulity
(旧)［表愤怒、怀疑］嘿；真的；天知道；岂有此理
none of this did the remotest good, but, by thunder, it kept the union activists feeling good.
这都没起到任何作用，但是天知道，它让工会积极分子们感觉良好。
[no obj.]
- (it thunders, it is thundering，等)thunder sounds
打雷
it began to thunder.
开始打雷。
■make a loud, deep resounding noise
发出雷鸣般的响声，轰隆地响
the motorcycle thundered into life.
摩托车轰隆隆发动起来。
the train thundered through the night.
火车在黑夜中隆隆驶过。
■[with obj. and adverbial of direction]strike powerfully
砰然重击
Briggs thundered home a 30-yard free kick.
布里格斯朝目标砰地一脚踢出一个30码远的任意球。
■speak loudly and forcefully or angrily, especially to denounce or criticize
厉声发出；吼出；怒斥
he thundered against the evils of the age.
他痛斥这年代的种种罪恶。
[with direct speech]‘Sit down!’ thundered Morse with immense authority.
“坐下！”莫尔斯以绝对的权威厉声喊道。
thunderer
noun
thundery
adjective
语源
- Old English thunor (noun), thunrian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch donder and German Donner (noun), from an Indo-European root shared by Latin tonare 'to thunder'
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