Word · Frequency #6393
lightnings
闪电；闪电的闪光
lightnings is the plural of lightning.
a flash of light in the sky caused by an electric discharge, usually during a storm
- 1.
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.
云中、云间或云与地面之间短时间高电压放电产生的闪光
- 2.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
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)
- 3.
A discharge of this kind.
这种放电
- 4.
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
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)
- 5.
Anything that moves very fast.
非常快速的事物
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)
In use
The lightning lit up the whole sky for a second.
We watched the lightning from the safety of our porch.
A flash of lightning struck the old tree in the field.
Connections
Word family
- lightnings
- plural
Sound & spelling
igh · long i
发长 /aɪ/ 音 (如 high, light)
Examples: airtight, almighty, birthright, blight, bright, brightness, bullfighter, bullfighting
Learner notes
Grammar Note
lightning 通常作不可数名词，如 a flash of lightning；表示多次闪电时偶用复数 lightnings，但现代英语中很少见。
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。
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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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