thunder /ˈθʌndə/ CET4 TEM4 ( thundering, thundered, thunders )

• 1. 

  N-UNCOUNT Thunder is the loud noise that you hear from the sky after a flash of lightning, especially during a storm. 雷

  例：

  There was thunder and lightning, and torrential rain.

  雷电交加，暴雨倾盆而下。

• 2. 

  V-I When it thunders, a loud noise comes from the sky after a flash of lightning. 打雷

  例：

  The day was heavy and still. It would probably thunder later.

  天阴沉沉的，一丝风也没有。等会儿可能会打雷。

• 3. 

  N-UNCOUNT The thunder of something that is moving or making a sound is the loud deep noise it makes. 轰隆声

  例：

  The thunder of the sea on the rocks seemed to blank out other thoughts.

  海浪拍击礁石的轰隆声似乎要把其他的思绪都淹没。

• 4. 

  V-I If something or someone thunders somewhere, they move there quickly and with a lot of noise. 轰隆隆地快速移动

  例：

  The horses thundered across the valley floor.

  马群轰隆隆地从谷底奔跑而过。