/ˈθʌndə(r) ||; ˈθʌndɚ/noun
[U] the loud noise in the sky that you can hear when there is a storm and that usually comes after a flash of light (lightning) 雷;雷声:
a clap/crash/roll of thunder一声霹雳;雷声隆隆;一阵雷声
thunder²
/ˈθʌndə(r) ||; ˈθʌndɚ/verb[I]
1 (used with it 与it连用) to make a loud noise in the sky during a storm 打雷:
The rain poured down and it started to thunder.大雨倾盆而下,并开始打雷。
2 to make a loud deep noise like thunder 发出雷鸣般的巨响:
Traffic thundered across the bridge.车辆隆隆驶过那座桥。
thunder1/ˋθʌndɚ; ˈθʌndə/n [U] the loud noise that you hear during a storm after a flash of LIGHTNING 雷声: a huge storm with thunder and lightning 雷电交加的暴风雨a clap/crack of thunder (=one sudden noise of thunder) 一声霹雳—thundery adj
thunder2v 1 it thunders if it thunders, a loud noise comes from the sky after LIGHTNING 打雷2 [I] to make a very deep loud sound 发出轰隆隆的响声: The guns thundered in the distance. 远处传来隆隆的炮声。
thunderthunder1noun (no plural)a loud noise in the sky when there is a storm: There was thunder and lightning.Look at the note at storm.thunderthunderthundersthunderedthundering2verb (thunders, thundering, thundered)1When it thunders, there is a loud noise in the sky during a storm: It thundered all night.2to make a very loud deep noise: The lorries thundered along the road.