Word · Frequency #6539
thunder
打雷；发出雷鸣般的响声
to produce thunder or to make a loud, rumbling noise like thunder
- 1.
To produce thunder; to sound, rattle, or roar, as a discharge of atmospheric electricity.
产生雷声；如大气放电般发出声响、震动或轰鸣。
- 2.
To make a noise like thunder.
发出类似雷声的声音。
- 3.
To say (something) with a loud, threatening voice.
用响亮、威胁的声音说(某事)。
- 4.
To produce something with incredible power.
以惊人的力量产生某物。
厉声说；以巨大的力量产生；产生雷声；如大气放电般发出声响、震动或轰鸣。；发出类似雷声的声音。；用响亮、威胁的声音说(某事)。
In use
The train thundered through the tunnel, so we could hardly hear each other.
Footsteps were thundering on the wooden stairs above my room.
From the cliff, I heard the waves thundering against the rocks below.
Verb forms
base thunder · third person thunders · -ing thundering · past thundered · past participle thundered
thunder 是规则动词，过去式和过去分词加 -ed。
Connections
Collocations
- thunder overhead
- 在头顶上方隆隆作响
- The storm thundered overhead all night.暴风雨整夜在头顶上方隆隆作响。
- thunder past
- 轰鸣着经过
- The train thundered past the station.火车轰鸣着驶过车站。
- thunder down
- 轰鸣着倾泻而下
- Water thundered down the rocks.水流轰鸣着冲下岩石。
- thunder through
- 轰鸣着穿过
- The herd thundered through the canyon.兽群轰鸣着穿过峡谷。
- thunder against
- 大声猛烈地抨击
- The senator thundered against the proposed tax increase.参议员大声猛烈地抨击拟议的增税方案。
- thunder out
Learner notes
Memory Tip
动词thunder=雷声轰鸣：想象乌云中轰隆一声，然后怒喝或震响。记住它是动作，不是名词‘雷’。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：weather forecasts、casual conversation about weather、storm reports 这里针对“产生雷声（打雷）”这一义项。该用法通常出现在天气描述或新闻播报中，属于中性表达，口语和书面语均可使用；注意其他比喻义（如发出巨响、厉声说）的语域不同。
Grammar Note
作不及物动词时意为'打雷'或'轰隆响'；作及物动词时意为'大声喊出'或'轰隆地发出'。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 thunder 押韵，读作 /-ʌndɚ/：under、wonder、blunder、plunder、asunder。注意：wander 拼写相似，但读作 /ˈwɑːndɚ/，元音不同，不押韵。
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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