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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

bolt from the blue
  1. 1. 晴天霹雳
  2. 2. 意外(或不幸)事件,突如其来的事情

Examples

a bolt from the blue
晴天霹雳 bolt
噩耗传来,犹如晴天霹雳。
The grievous news came like a bolt from the blue. 噩耗
她父亲去世的消息对她来说是晴天霹雳。
The news that her father had died came like a bolt from the blue. 晴天霹雳
一下子丢了这么多钱, 对她来说真是青天霹雳!
It was really a bolt from the blue for her to lose so much money at one time. 青天霹雳

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