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thundering + noun
thundering 作定语，修饰表示响声或效果的名词，如 noise、applause、hooves 等。
The crowd gave thundering applause.
观众爆发出雷鸣般的掌声。
雷鸣般的；轰隆作响的
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雷鸣般的；轰隆作响的
Making a loud, deep noise like thunder; thunderous.
The crowd gave thundering applause.
观众爆发出雷鸣般的掌声。
属于、关于或伴有雷声的。
Of, pertaining to, or accompanied by thunder.
产生类似雷声的噪音或效果的；雷鸣般的。
Producing a noise or effect like thunder; thunderous.
The thundering waterfall could be heard from miles away.
轰鸣的瀑布在几英里外都能听到。
We stayed inside the cabin during the thundering storm.
雷声隆隆的暴风雨期间，我们待在木屋里。
The audience gave the performers a thundering round of applause.
观众为表演者们爆发出雷鸣般的掌声。
thundering 作定语，修饰表示响声或效果的名词，如 noise、applause、hooves 等。
The crowd gave thundering applause.
观众爆发出雷鸣般的掌声。
Not this
The pianist received a thundering applause.
Use this
The pianist received thundering applause.
applause 是不可数名词，不能用不定冠词 a 修饰，应去掉 a，让 thundering 直接修饰 applause。中文的“一阵掌声”不能照搬成英语的 a。
Not this
It was a thundering day, so we stayed inside.
Use this
It was a thundery day, so we stayed inside.
thundering 指发出像雷声一样的巨大响声，不表示天气有雷；表示“有雷的、雷雨欲来的”天气，要用形容词 thundery。这里想说的是天气状况，所以应改成 thundery。
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雷鸣般的掌声
The speech ended amid thundering applause.
演讲在雷鸣般的掌声中结束。
雷鸣般的马蹄声
We heard the thundering hooves of the approaching horses.
我们听到马群逼近时雷鸣般的马蹄声。
轰鸣的瀑布
The thundering waterfall could be heard from a mile away.
一英里外就能听到轰鸣的瀑布声。
雷鸣般的吼声
A thundering roar echoed through the stadium.
雷鸣般的吼声响彻体育场。
洪亮如雷的声音
The sergeant's thundering voice brought the soldiers to attention.
中士洪亮如雷的声音使士兵们立正。
雷鸣般的台风！
Captain Haddock shouts 'Thundering typhoons!' in the comic-book series The Adventures of Tintin whenever he is shocked or furious.
在漫画系列《丁丁历险记》中，阿道克船长在震惊或愤怒时会大喊“雷鸣般的台风！”。
Use thundering naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 thundering 拆成 thunder（雷）+ ing（正在），想象雷声轰隆隆正响，就是‘雷鸣般的’。
语域：neutral 常见场景：weather reports、literary description、figurative descriptions of loud sounds 作为形容词，thundering 通常用于书面或较正式语境，多形容雷声或像雷声一样震耳的响声；日常口语中更常说 thunderous。实际使用会因语境有所不同。
常作定语或表语，意为'雷鸣般的'或'巨大的'。
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