thunderbolt

thunderbolt
noun
  1. (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)
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