lightning strike(s)/hit(s) sth
lightning 作主语泛指这种自然现象时，前面一般不加冠词。
Lightning struck the old oak tree.
闪电击中了那棵老橡树。
闪电；闪电的闪光
lightnings — plural of lightning
极快的事物；飞快的东西；云中、云间或云与地面之间短时间高电压放电产生的闪光；闪电(云与云之间或云与地之间突然发生的伴随发光的放电现象)；这种放电；闪光(大气中放电时伴随的闪光,或类似闪光；可持续一秒或更久)
a flash of light in the sky caused by an electric discharge, usually during a storm
云中、云间或云与地面之间短时间高电压放电产生的闪光
A flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth.
闪电(云与云之间或云与地之间突然发生的伴随发光的放电现象)
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
这种放电
A discharge of this kind.
闪光(大气中放电时伴随的闪光,或类似闪光；可持续一秒或更久)
the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more
非常快速的事物
Anything that moves very fast.
The lightning lit up the whole sky for a second.
闪电在一瞬间照亮了整片天空。
用法提示：这里 lightning 是不可数名词，指闪电发出的闪光。
We watched the lightning from the safety of our porch.
我们在门廊的安全处观看闪电。
用法提示：lightning 作名词，表示闪电这一自然现象。
A flash of lightning struck the old tree in the field.
一道闪电击中了田野里的那棵老树。
用法提示：lightning 与 a flash of 搭配，指一次闪电放电。
lightning 作主语泛指这种自然现象时，前面一般不加冠词。
Lightning struck the old oak tree.
闪电击中了那棵老橡树。
这一被动结构常用来表示人或物遭雷击。
The house was struck by lightning during the storm.
暴风雨中，那所房子被闪电击中。
lightning 通常不可数，表示“一道闪电”时常用 a flash of lightning 这样的量词结构。
A flash of lightning lit up the whole sky.
一道闪电照亮了整片天空。
grammar · medium
易错句子The lightening flashed across the sky.
正确表达The lightning flashed across the sky.
lightning 是名词，指“闪电”；lightening 是动词 lighten 的 -ing 形式，意思是“变亮、变轻”。表示“闪电”必须用 lightning。
grammar · medium
易错句子The thunder flashed brightly in the sky.
正确表达The lightning flashed brightly in the sky.
thunder 指“雷声”，是听到的；lightning 指“闪电”，是看到的。会 flash（闪光）的是 lightning，不是 thunder。中文“电闪雷鸣”常把二者连说，容易混用。
grammar · medium
易错句子The lightning struck on the tree.
正确表达The lightning struck the tree.
strike 表示“击中、打到”时是及物动词，直接跟宾语，不加介词 on；中文“击中在树上”会诱导多加 on。去掉 on 后 struck 直接带宾语 the tree，才符合英语及物动词的用法。
雷电
The storm brought thunder and lightning all night.
这场暴风雨整夜雷电交加。
一道闪电
A flash of lightning lit up the whole sky.
一道闪电照亮了整个天空。
一道霹雳；一道闪电
A bolt of lightning struck the old tree.
一道闪电击中了那棵老树。
雷击
The fire was caused by a lightning strike.
这场火灾是由雷击引起的。
避雷针
There is a lightning rod on the roof of the tall building.
那座高楼的屋顶上装有避雷针。
发长 /aɪ/ 音 (如 high, light)
Same pattern, same sound
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以闪电般的速度
She finished the whole job at lightning speed.
她以闪电般的速度完成了整项工作。