thunder
noun
verb
ˈθʌndə noun
1 the loud noise that you hear during a storm, usually after a flash of lightning 雷声 U
a storm with thunder and lightning
雷电交加的暴风雨
clap/crack/roll/crash of thunder
Suddenly there was a great crash of thunder.
突然响起了一声巨雷。
rumble/roar of thunder
We could hear the rumble of distant thunder.
我们听到远处隆隆的雷声。
thunder rolls/rumbles/crashes/booms
The thunder crashed and boomed around us.
巨雷突然炸开,在我们周围隆隆作响。
2 a loud deep noise 雷鸣般的响声,轰隆声 singular 单数
She heard the thunder of hooves behind her.
她听到身后传来轰轰的马蹄声。
3
a face like thunder
if someone has a face like thunder, they look very angry 满面怒容的脸,雷公脸
verb
4 if it thunders, there is a loud noise in the sky, usually after a flash of lightning 打雷 I
5 to run or move along quickly, in a way that makes a very loud noise 轰隆隆地移动 I always + adv/prep
The children came thundering downstairs.
孩子们闹轰轰地走下楼梯。
Huge lorries thundered past us.
大卡车轰隆隆地从我们身边开过。
6 to make a very loud deep noise 发出轰隆隆的响声 I
Guns roared and thundered all around us.
我们四周炮声隆隆。
7 to shout loudly and angrily 愤怒地大叫,怒吼 T
‘You must be mad!’ he thundered.
“你一定是疯了!”他怒吼道。