Word · Frequency #18737
thunderstorm
雷暴；雷雨
a storm with thunder and lightning, usually accompanied by heavy rain or hail
- 1.
A storm consisting of thunder and lightning produced by a cumulonimbus, usually accompanied with heavy rain, wind, and sometimes hail; and in rarer cases sleet, freezing rain, or snow.
- 2.
a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning
由强烈上升气流引起的风暴；伴有大雨或冰雹以及雷电
由强烈上升气流引起的风暴；伴有大雨或冰雹以及雷电；雷暴雨
In use
We were about to go for a walk when a sudden thunderstorm forced us to stay inside.
The thunderstorm lasted all night, and the lightning kept waking me up.
After the thunderstorm passed, the air felt cool and fresh.
there be + thunderstorm(s)
thunderstorm 是可数名词，在 there be 句型中要根据主语单复数用 is 或 are。
There is a thunderstorm tonight.
今晚有雷暴雨。
be caught in a thunderstorm
be caught in 表示突然遭到（坏天气），介词 in 后常接 thunderstorm 等天气名词。
We were caught in a thunderstorm on the way home.
我们在回家路上遇到了雷暴雨。
thunderstorm + break out
break out 指（雷雨等）突然发生，主语可用 a thunderstorm。
Connections
Collocations
- severe thunderstorm
- 强雷暴
- A severe thunderstorm knocked down trees and power lines last night.昨夜一场强雷暴吹倒了树木和电线杆。
- thunderstorm warning
- 雷暴警报
- The National Weather Service issued a thunderstorm warning for the area.国家气象局对该地区发布了雷暴警报。
- thunderstorm activity
- 雷暴活动
- Thunderstorm activity will increase overnight.夜间雷暴活动将增多。
- thunderstorm season
- 雷暴季节
- Thunderstorm season here runs from May through August.这里的雷暴季节从五月持续到八月。
- isolated thunderstorms
- 零星雷暴
- The forecast calls for isolated thunderstorms in the mountains.预报称山区将有零星雷暴。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：thunder（雷）加 storm（暴风雨）拼在一起，雷声伴暴雨，就是雷暴雨。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：天气预报、新闻报道 名词thunderstorm意为“雷暴”，比较常见于天气预报或天气描述，属中性词语，正式和非正式场合都可以用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes: storm, snowstorm, hailstorm, and sandstorm all end in /stɔrm/, matching the final -storm element of thunderstorm. Beware lookalikes: thunder (/ˈθʌndər/) shares the prefix spelling 'thunder' but is not a rhyme, and stormy (/ˈstɔrmi/) begins with 'storm' but has an extra syllable, so it does not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.