(poetic/literary)a flash of lightning with a simultaneous crash of thunder (诗/文)雷电,霹雳 ■a supposed bolt or shaft believed to be the destructive agent in a lightning flash, especially as an attribute of a god such as Jupiter or Thor (尤指由朱庇特或托尔所发出的)雷击 ■used in similes and comparisons to refer to a very sudden or unexpected event or item of news, especially of an unpleasant nature 晴天霹雳,突发的意外事件 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。 ■(informal)a very fast and powerful shot, throw, or stroke (非正式)快速而强有力的一击(或一掷、一划)