Word · Frequency #5051
bolt
闪电
a flash of lightning, especially one accompanied by thunder
- 1.
A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw.
一种通常为金属的紧固件,由带螺纹的圆柱体构成,一端有较大的头部,可插入无螺纹孔至头部,另一端用螺母拧紧;重型机械螺丝。
- 2.
A sieve, especially a long fine sieve used in milling for bolting flour and meal; a bolter.
筛子,尤其是用于磨粉和面粉筛选的长细筛;筛粉机。
- 3.
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
闪电(伴随雷声的放电)
- 4.
Latch-related senses
与插销相关的含义
- 5.
a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
枪机(后膛装填 firearms 中用于弹出空弹壳、装入新弹并关闭枪膛的滑动部件)
- 6.
An iron to fasten the legs of a prisoner; a shackle; a fetter.
用于固定囚犯腿部的铁制器具;镣铐;脚镣。
- 7.
the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
锁舌(锁中由钥匙啮合或收回的部分)
- 8.
A stalk or scape (of garlic, onion, etc).
(大蒜、洋葱等植物的)花茎或花葶。
- 9.
A large roll of fabric or similar material, as a bolt of cloth.
一大卷织物或类似材料,如一匹布。
- 10.
Senses involving sudden movement
与突然移动相关的含义
一种通常为金属的紧固件,由带螺纹的圆柱体构成,一端有较大的头部,可插入无螺纹孔至头部,另一端用螺母拧紧;重型机械螺丝。;筛子,尤其是用于磨粉和面粉筛选的长细筛;筛粉机。;闪电(伴随雷声的放电);与插销相关的含义;枪机(后膛装填 firearms 中用于弹出空弹壳、装入新弹并关闭枪膛的滑动部件)
In use
A bolt of lightning struck the old oak tree during the storm.
We saw a bright bolt flash across the sky last night.
Thunder usually follows a bolt of lightning.
a bolt of lightning
A bolt of lightning struck the old oak tree.
一道闪电击中了那棵老橡树。
a bolt from the blue
指完全出乎意料的事情。
The news came as a bolt from the blue.
这个消息犹如晴天霹雳。
Common mistakes
I saw bolt in the sky.I saw a bolt in the sky.
“bolt”作为可数名词,前面需加不定冠词a。中文无冠词,易漏用。
Connections
Collocations
- a bolt of lightning
- 一道闪电
- A bolt of lightning lit up the dark sky.一道闪电照亮了黑暗的天空。
- lightning bolt
- 闪电
- The lightning bolt struck the old oak tree.闪电击中了那棵老橡树。
- a sudden bolt
- 突然的闪电
- A sudden bolt flashed across the horizon.一道突然的闪电划过地平线。
- a bolt from the blue
- 晴天霹雳(意外事件)
- His resignation came as a bolt from the blue.他的辞职犹如晴天霹雳。
- struck by a bolt
- 被闪电击中
- The barn was struck by a bolt of lightning.谷仓被闪电击中。
- like a bolt
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象闪电如门闩般突然划破天空,伴随雷声。
Context & Register
常见场景:weather、literature、figurative 通常用于描述闪电现象,也常见于比喻用法,如‘晴天霹雳’。在正式和口语中均可使用,没有明显的语域限制。
Grammar Note
常用于bolt of lightning(一道闪电)
Pronunciation & Spelling
Rhymes with 'bolt': colt /koʊlt/, volt /voʊlt/, molt /moʊlt/, dolt /doʊlt/. Note: words like 'halt' (/hɔːlt/) and 'salt' (/sɔːlt/) have the same '-lt' ending but different vowel sounds.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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