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a thunderbolt strikes [sth]
thunderbolt 作“霹雳”解时是可数名词，指伴随雷声的闪电，本结构多用于描述自然现象。
During the storm, a thunderbolt struck the ancient oak.
暴风雨中，一道霹雳击中了那棵古老的橡树。
雷电；霹雳
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雷电；霹雳
A flash of lightning accompanied by a crash of thunder.
During the storm, a thunderbolt struck the ancient oak.
暴风雨中，一道霹雳击中了那棵古老的橡树。
伴随雷声的闪电。
A flash of lightning accompanied by a crash of thunder.
伴随雷声的闪电放电
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
可怕、恐怖或出乎意料的事件。
An event that is terrible, horrific or unexpected.
令人震惊的意外
a shocking surprise
During the storm, a bright thunderbolt lit up the whole night sky.
暴风雨中，一道明亮的闪电划亮了整个夜空。
The old oak tree was split by a thunderbolt in the heavy rain.
那棵老橡树在大雨中被一道霹雳劈开了。
We saw several thunderbolts flashing over the distant mountains.
我们看见几道雷电在远山上空闪烁。
thunderbolt 作“霹雳”解时是可数名词，指伴随雷声的闪电，本结构多用于描述自然现象。
During the storm, a thunderbolt struck the ancient oak.
暴风雨中，一道霹雳击中了那棵古老的橡树。
come as a thunderbolt 是比喻用法，表示某件事来得突然、令人震惊，to 后接受影响的人或群体。
The news of his resignation came as a thunderbolt to the whole team.
他辞职的消息对整个团队来说犹如晴天霹雳。
like a thunderbolt 常作状语，强调动作极快或来势突然。
The cat darted across the room like a thunderbolt.
那只猫像一道闪电一样冲过房间。
Not this
I saw thunderbolt in the sky.
Use this
I saw a thunderbolt in the sky.
thunderbolt 是可数名词，单数形式不能单独使用，前面需要加 a/an/the 等限定词。
Not this
I heard a thunderbolt last night.
Use this
I heard thunder last night.
thunderbolt 指闪电，是看到的现象；若表达听到雷声，应用不可数名词 thunder。
Not this
I was thunderbolt when I heard the news.
Use this
I was thunderstruck when I heard the news.
thunderbolt 是名词，不能用作形容词表示“震惊的”；描述人的震惊状态应使用形容词 thunderstruck。
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晴天霹雳；突如其来的震惊
The news of his resignation came as a thunderbolt out of a clear sky.
他辞职的消息来得像晴天霹雳一样令人震惊。
被雷电击中
The old tree was struck by a thunderbolt during the storm.
暴风雨中那棵老树被雷电击中。
大力射门；打出雷霆一击
He unleashed a thunderbolt from outside the box.
他在禁区外踢出一记势大力沉的射门。
猛烈抨击；怒斥
The minister hurled thunderbolts at his critics.
那位部长猛烈抨击批评他的人。
像晴天霹雳一样；突然而令人震惊地
The news of his resignation hit us like a thunderbolt.
他辞职的消息像晴天霹雳一样打击了我们。
晴天霹雳；突如其来的意外事件
Her sudden dismissal was a thunderbolt from the blue.
她突然被解雇真是晴天霹雳。
命运的晴天霹雳；命运的突变
The death of his mentor was a thunderbolt of fate that changed his life.
导师的去世是命运给他的晴天霹雳，改变了他的一生。
霹雳和闪电，非常非常让我恐惧
This line from 'Bohemian Rhapsody' uses 'thunderbolt and lightning' to convey the singer's terror.
这句出自《波希米亚狂想曲》的歌词用'霹雳和闪电'来表现歌手的恐惧。
你们这些硫磺般的、即刻施威的火焰，/ 为劈开橡树的霹雳充当先驱，/ 烧焦我这白发苍苍的头颅吧！
In Shakespeare's King Lear, the king calls on the thunderbolts to singe his white head in his rage.
在莎士比亚的《李尔王》中，李尔王在愤怒中呼唤霹雳烧焦他的白头。
Use thunderbolt naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把thunder（雷）和bolt（闪电/螺栓）拼在一起，想象雷电像螺栓一样猛然劈下，就是"霹雳"，也比喻让人震惊的意外。
语域：mixed 常见场景：天气报道/日常叙述、新闻与文学作品中的比喻用法 thunderbolt 的字面义通常指伴随雷声的闪电，多用于日常或天气类叙述；其比喻义（如“晴天霹雳般的意外”）比较常见于新闻、书面语或文学语境，实际使用需根据上下文判断正式程度。
这些词都以 /ɔlt/ 结尾，与 thunderbolt 结尾的 /bɔlt/ 押韵。注意：单独的 bolt 以及 colt、jolt、volt 等 -olt 拼写常读作 /oʊlt/，读音并不相同，不宜按拼写推断。
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