St. Elmo's fire + verb (phenomenon-related)
动词常为appear, occur, form等。
St. Elmo's fire appears on the mast during thunderstorms.
圣艾尔摩之火在雷暴期间出现在桅杆上。
圣艾尔摩之火
St. Elmo's fires — plural of st. elmo's fire
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圣艾尔摩之火
St. Elmo's fire
St. Elmo's fire appears on the mast during thunderstorms.
圣艾尔摩之火在雷暴期间出现在桅杆上。
在尖物周围出现的电晕放电,由风暴期间大气电离引起
An electrical discharge, or corona, seen around pointed objects, caused by ionization of the atmosphere during storms.
During the storm, the sailors saw St. Elmo's fire glowing at the top of the mast.
暴风雨期间,水手们看到圣艾尔摩之火在桅杆顶端闪闪发光。
Pilots sometimes see St. Elmo's fire on the cockpit windshield during a thunderstorm.
飞行员有时会在雷暴中看到驾驶舱挡风玻璃上的圣艾尔摩之火。
The old fisherman said he had once watched St. Elmo's fire flicker along the ship's rigging.
老渔夫说他曾看到圣艾尔摩之火沿着船上的索具闪烁。
动词常为appear, occur, form等。
St. Elmo's fire appears on the mast during thunderstorms.
圣艾尔摩之火在雷暴期间出现在桅杆上。
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Sailors often see St. Elmo's fire at sea.
水手们常在海上看到圣艾尔摩之火。
St. Elmo's fire is an electrical weather phenomenon.
圣艾尔摩之火是一种电气天气现象。
Not this
Look, a St. Elmo's fire!
Use this
Look, St. Elmo's fire!
圣艾尔摩之火是不可数现象,不能使用不定冠词 a。
Not this
The St. Elmo's fire is glowing.
Use this
St. Elmo's fire is glowing.
圣艾尔摩之火通常被视为专有现象名词,一般不用定冠词 the。
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